Knobel (crater)

Knobel is an impact crater in the Mare Tyrrhenum quadrangle of Mars, located at 6.7°S latitude and 226.8°W longitude and is in the northern end of Terra Cimmeria. It is 123 kilometers in diameter. It was named after British astronomer Edward Knobel; the name was approved in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).[1]

Knobel Crater
Knobel Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter)
PlanetMars
RegionMare Tyrrhenum quadrangle
Coordinates6.7°S 133.2°E / -6.7; 133.2
QuadrangleMare Tyrrhenum quadrangle
Diameter123 km
EponymEdward Knobel

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