Claudius Ptolemaeus (Ptolemy), the Greco-Egyptian astronomer (c. AD 90-160). The Soviet probe Mars 3 is thought to have successfully landed in Ptolemaeus crater...
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the crater midpoint that is closest to Ptolemaeus. The following crater has been renamed by the IAU. Ptolemaeus A — See Ammonius. Ptolemaeus (Martian crater)...
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Ptolemy (disambiguation) (redirect from Ptolemaeus crater)
Ptolemy (Antarctica) Mount Ptolemy (Canada) Ptolemaeus (lunar crater) Ptolemaeus (Martian crater) 4001 Ptolemaeus, an asteroid Tolomeo ('Ptolemy'), a 1728...
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here contains only named Martian craters starting with the letter O – Z (see also lists for A – G and H – N). Large Martian craters (greater than 60 kilometers...
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Life on Mars (redirect from Martian life)
on Earth Mars in fiction § Life on Mars Martian craters Martian dichotomy Martian geyser Martian gullies Martian soil Mineralogy of Mars Ore resources on...
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Gullies on Mars (redirect from Martian Gullies)
many craters near the large craters Copernicus and Newton (Martian crater). Group of gullies on north wall of crater that lies west of the crater Newton...
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Asteroid Belt, Deimos moon, Gale crater, Kaiser crater, Lyot crater, Ptolemaeus crater, and Victoria crater; with Mars Yard located on earth as a testing...
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History of Mars observation (section Martian canals)
called the deferent. In Roman Egypt during the 2nd century CE, Claudius Ptolemaeus (Ptolemy) attempted to address the problem of the orbital motion of Mars...
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orbiter and an attached lander. After the Mars 2 lander crashed on the Martian surface, the Mars 3 lander became the first spacecraft to attain a soft...
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Thaumasia quadrangle (section Martian gullies)
especially on the walls of craters. Martian gullies are believed to be relatively young because they have few, if any craters. Moreover, they lie on top...
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Mare Acidalium quadrangle (section Craters)
are few craters on this mantle, the mantle is relatively young. An excellent view of this mantle is in the picture of the Ptolemaeus Crater Rim, as seen...
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flow across the surface, going around obstacles, as it does on some Martian craters. Regions, called "chaotic terrain", seemed to have quickly lost great...
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Arcadia quadrangle (section Martian gullies)
few craters on this mantle, the mantle is relatively young. An excellent view of this mantle is shown below in the picture of the Ptolemaeus Crater Rim...
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Eridania quadrangle (section Martian gullies)
few craters on this mantle, the mantle is relatively young. An excellent view of this mantle is shown below in the picture of the Ptolemaeus Crater Rim...
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Terra Cimmeria (section Martian gullies)
few craters on this mantle, the mantle is relatively young. An excellent view of this mantle is shown below in the picture of the Ptolemaeus Crater Rim...
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Phaethontis quadrangle (section Martian gullies)
few craters on this mantle, the mantle is relatively young. An excellent view of this mantle is shown below in the picture of the Ptolemaeus Crater Rim...
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Argyre quadrangle (section Martian gullies)
are common in some latitude bands on Mars. Usually, martian gullies are found on the walls of craters or troughs, but Charitum Montes, a group of mountains...
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few craters on this mantle, the mantle is relatively young. An excellent view of this mantle is shown below in the picture of the Ptolemaeus Crater Rim...
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photographs Curiosity during its descent through the Martian atmosphere to a landing in Gale crater. April 11, 2013: NASA announced that HiRISE may have...
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Weir, Andy (2014). The Martian. Crown Publishers. ISBN 978-0-8041-3902-1. Scheib, Richard (October 24, 2015). "The Martian (2015)". Moria - The Science...
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of Mars. The orbiters' primary scientific objectives were to image the Martian surface and clouds, determine the temperature on Mars, study the topography...
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theoretical and observational astronomy. He is also honored by a lunar and a Martian crater (Hipparchus and Hipparchus, respectively). The official naming citation...
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English 'Ledaean' or 'Ledéan' Greek noun and adjective Ptolemaios > Latin Ptolemæus > English 'Ptolemaean' Greek Argō > adjective Argōos > Latin Argōus >...
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