Gale Crater

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An impact crater and dry lake on the planet Mars, in the Aeolis quadrangle region.

Word forms

Gale Crater

Etymology

From Gale + crater. Named in honour of Australian amateur astronomer Walter Frederick Gale.

Related words

Galle Crater
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