Swift (Deimian crater)
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| Feature type | Impact crater |
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| Location | 12°30′N358°12′W/ 12.5°N 358.2°W[1] |
| Dimensions | 1 to 3 km (0.62 to 1.86 mi) across (depending on your source) |
| Naming | Jonathan Swift |
Swift crateris acrateronMars's moonDeimos.It is about 3 km (1.9 mi) in diameter.[2][3]Swift crater is named afterJonathan Swift,whose 1726 bookGulliver's Travelspredicted the existence of twomoons of Mars.[4]Swift crater is one of two named features on Deimos, the other beingVoltaire crater.On 10 July 2006,Mars Global Surveyortook an image ofDeimosfrom 22,985 km (14,282 mi) away showing Swift crater.[5]
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References[edit]
- ^"Swift".Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- ^Sheehan, William (1996)."Chapter 14: The Hurtling Moons of Mars".The Planet Mars: A History of Observation and Discovery.The University of Arizona.Bibcode:1996pmho.book.....S.Archived fromthe originalon 2017-06-12.Retrieved27 October2007.
- ^"Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature".
- ^MathPages - Galileo's Anagrams and the Moons of Mars.
- ^"Deimos!".Malin Space Science Systems.Retrieved27 October2007.
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