Vishniac (crater)
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Giant's Footprint
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| Planet | Mars |
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| Diameter | 86.1 |
| Discoverer | Mariner 7 |
| Eponym | Wolf V. Vishniac |
Vishniac is the larger 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]
References
- ↑ Sagan 1980, p. 126
- ↑ Malin Space Science Systems 2000
Bibliography
- Sagan, Carl (1980), Cosmos, New York: Random House, Inc., ISBN 0-394-50294-9<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- Malin Space Science Systems (2000), Return to "Giant's Footprint" 3 Decades After Mariner 7 Flyby, retrieved November 6, 2005<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>.
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