Gale Crater
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Gale+crater.Named in honour of Australian amateur astronomerWalter Frederick Gale.
Proper noun
[edit]- Animpact craterand dry lake on the planetMars,in theAeolis quadrangleregion.
Coordinate terms
[edit]- Aeolis Mons/Mount Sharp(the central peak of Gale Crater)
- Aeolis Palus(the northern plain of the Gale Crater floor)
- Bradbury Landing(landing point of Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover within Gale Crater)