Saheki (crater) explained

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Saheki
Coordinate Title:	Coordinates
Globe:	Mars
Coordinates:	-21.75°N -286.97°W
Diameter:	82.44 km
Eponym:	Tsuneo Saheki, a Japanese amateur astronomer (1916–1996)

Saheki is a crater on Mars, located in the Iapygia quadrangle at 21.75° S and 286.97° W. It measures approximately 82 kilometers in diameter and was named after Tsuneo Saheki, a Japanese amateur astronomer (1916–1996). The naming was adopted by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 2006.^[1]

The crater contains a number of alluvial fans, which are preserved in inverted relief.^[2]

See also

• 4606 Saheki, minor planet
• Climate of Mars
• Geology of Mars
• List of craters on Mars
• Ore resources on Mars
• Planetary nomenclature

Notes and References

1. Web site: Planetary Names: Welcome . Planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov . 2022-03-20.
2. Sedimentology and climatic environment of alluvial fans in the martian Saheki crater and a comparison with terrestrial fans in the Atacama Desert . 10.1016/j.icarus.2013.11.007 . 2014Icar..229..131M . 229 . Icarus . 131–156. 2014 . Morgan . A.M. . Howard . A.D. . Hobley . D.E.J. . Moore . J.M. . Dietrich . W.E. . Williams . R.M.E. . Burr . D.M. . Grant . J.A. . Wilson . S.A. . Matsubara . Y. .