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Crater on Mars
Rabe is a crater on the planet Mars, located in the Noachis quadrangle at 43.9° south latitude 34.9° east longitude. It measures approximately 108 kilometers in diameter. Its name was approved in 1973, and refers to Wilhelm F. Rabe, a German astronomer (1893–1958).[1]
There is a huge field of dunes in the center of Rabe. The dunes may be remnants of crater-filling deposits, or they may be windblown sediment trapped in the crater.[2]
Rabe is west of the Hellespontus Montes and the huge Hellas Planitia.
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Map showing location of Rabe crater on the bottom right
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Rabe crater floor, as seen by HiRISE
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This image shows part of the floor of Rabe crater
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Perspective view of Rabe crater seen from the ESA's Mars Express
See also
References
- ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Rabe". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ Rabe (Terrain Softening), The Solar System in 3-D, Lunar and Planetary Institute
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