Nansen (Martian crater)
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Nansen Crater is a crater in the Phaethontis quadrangle of Mars, located at 50.3°S latitude and 140.6°W longitude. It is 81.0 km in diameter and was named after Fridtjof Nansen, and the name was approved in 1967.[1] Small channels are visible in one of the pictures below.
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West side of Nansen Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
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East side of Nansen Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
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Small channels in Nansen Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Note: this is an enlargement of the previous image of eastern side of Nansen Crater.
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