Very (Martian crater)

This article is about the crater on Mars. For the crater on the Moon, see Very (lunar crater).
Very Crater
Topographic location map of Very Crater
PlanetMars
Coordinates49°12′S 177°06′W / 49.2°S 177.1°W / -49.2; -177.1
QuadranglePhaethontis
Diameter114.81 km (71.34 mi)
EponymFrank Washington Very
Eastern side of Very Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
Channel on floor of Very Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Gullies are also visible in a smaller crater to the south (bottom). Note this is an enlargement of the previous image of Very.

Very is a crater on Mars, located south of the planet's equator in the heavily cratered highlands of Terra Sirenum in the Phaethontis quadrangle at 49.2°S and 177.1°W. It measures approximately 114.81 kilometres (71.34 mi) in diameter. The crater was named after American astronomer Frank Washington Very.[1]

  1. ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Very". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 5 March 2015.