Lambert (Martian crater)

Lambert is an impact crater in the Sinus Sabaeus quadrangle of Mars, located at 20.2°S latitude and 334.7°W longitude. It is 92 km in diameter. It was named after Swiss physicist and astronomer Johann Heinrich Lambert, and the name was approved in 1973.[1]

Location of Lambert Crater
Lambert Crater
Lambert Crater (Martian Crater), as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
PlanetMars
Coordinates20.2°S 26.3°E / -20.2; 26.3
QuadrangleSinus Sabaeus quadrangle
Diameter92 km
EponymJohann Heinrich Lambert

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