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'''Davies''' is a crater on [[Mars]] located at 46°N 0°E on the fringe of [[Acidalia Planitia]] near [[Arabia Terra]]. It is approximately 48 km in diameter. The crater's name was formally approved by the [[International Astronomical Union|IAU]] in 2006.<ref>[http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1426 Davies], Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)</ref> |
'''Davies''' is a crater on [[Mars]] located at 46°N 0°E on the fringe of [[Acidalia Planitia]] near [[Arabia Terra]]. It is approximately 48 km in diameter. The crater's name was formally approved by the [[International Astronomical Union|IAU]] in 2006.<ref>[http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1426 Davies], Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)</ref> |
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| Planet | Mars |
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| Coordinates | 45°58′N 0°05′W / 45.96°N 0.09°W |
| Quadrangle | Mare Acidalium |
| Diameter | 48.06 |
| Eponym | Merton Davies |
Davies is a crater on Mars located at 46°N 0°E on the fringe of Acidalia Planitia near Arabia Terra. It is approximately 48 km in diameter. The crater's name was formally approved by the IAU in 2006.[1]
It was named in honor of Merton Davies (1917-2001), a pioneer in the cartography of planetary bodies. An employee of the RAND Corporation, he assisted NASA in mapping Mars with colleagues Gérard de Vaucouleurs and Harold Masursky and defined the prime meridian of Mars as passing through the crater Airy-0. Davies Crater lies on the prime meridian, appropriate because Davies was responsible for its delineation.
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Davies Crater, as seen by MTO's CTX.
