Copernicus (Martian crater)

Copernicus is a large crater on Mars, with a diameter close to 300 km. It is located south of the planet's equator in the heavily cratered highlands of Terra Sirenum in the Phaethontis quadrangle at 48.8°S and 191.2°E. Its name was approved in 1973, and it was named after Nicolaus Copernicus.

This article is about the crater on Mars. For the crater on the Moon, see Copernicus (lunar crater).
Copernicus Crater
A daytime infrared image mosaic from the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) instrument of the 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft
PlanetMars
Coordinates48.8°S 168.8°W / -48.8; -168.8
QuadranglePhaethontis
Diameterc. 300 km
EponymNicolaus Copernicus
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