Vishniac (crater)
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| Vishniac | |
 Giant's Footprint |
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| Coordinates | 76.7° S, 276.1° W |
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| Diameter | 86.1 |
| Discoverer | Mariner 7 |
| Eponym | Wolf V. Vishniac |
Vishniac is a largest crater of the Martian surface feature called the Giant's Footprint. It was named after Wolf V. Vishniac, a microbiologist who died on an expedition to Antarctica. Fittingly, the crater lies in the Antarctic of Mars.[1] The feature was originally observed by Mariner 7 in 1969. In 1999, the Mars Global Surveyor's Mars Orbiter Camera was able to provide more detailed pictures. [2]
[edit] References
- ^ Sagan 1980, p. 126
- ^ Malin Space Science Systems 2000
[edit] Bibliography
- Sagan, Carl (1980), written at New York, Cosmos, Random House, Inc., ISBN 0394502949
- Malin Space Science Systems (2000), Return to "Giant's Footprint" 3 Decades After Mariner 7 Flyby, <http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mgs/msss/camera/images/3_2_00_vishniac/index.html>. Retrieved on November 6, 2005.
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