Wislicenus (crater)

Wislicenus
	Viking Orbiter 1 mosaic with Wislicenus at center
Planet	Mars
Coordinates	18°24′S 348°36′W / 18.4°S 348.6°W
Quadrangle	Sinus Sabaeus
Diameter	140.15 km (87.09 mi)
Eponym	Walter Wislicenus, German astronomer (1859–1905)

Wislicenus is an impact crater on Mars, located in the Sinus Sabaeus quadrangle at 18.4° south latitude and 348.6° west longitude. It measures approximately 140.15 km (87.09 mi) in diameter and was named after German astronomer Walter Wislicenus (1859–1905). The name was adopted by the IAU in 1973.^[1]

^ "Wislicenus (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

[1] "Wislicenus (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

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