Hale (Martian crater)

This article is about the crater on Mars. For the lunar crater, see Hale (lunar crater).

Hale
Topographic map of Hale Crater
PlanetMars
Coordinates35°42′S 323°24′E / 35.7°S 323.4°E / -35.7; 323.4
QuadrangleArgyre
Diameter137.5 km
EponymGeorge Ellery Hale
Light-toned gully materials on Hale crater wall. Rendering from HiRISE data.
Viking Orbiter 1 mosaic with Hale at center

Hale is a 150 km × 125 km (93 mi × 78 mi) crater at 35.7°S, 323.4°E on Mars, just north of Argyre basin. The crater is in the Argyre quadrangle. It was named after American astronomer George Ellery Hale.[1]

  1. ^ "Hale". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.