 Palos crater (upper right) and Tinto Vallis (right).Viking Orbiter 1 image. | |
| Planet | Mars |
|---|---|
| Region | Tyrrhenum quadrangle |
| Coordinates | 2°41′S110°54′E / 2.69°S 110.9°E /-2.69; 110.9 |
| Quadrangle | Mare Tyrrhenum |
| Diameter | 54.82 km |
| Eponym | Palos,Spain |
Palos is animpact crater onMars, located on the southern margin ofAmenthes Planum. Its name was approved in 2000, and refers toPalos de la Frontera, a town inSpain.[1]
Tinto Vallis ends in Palos crater, breaching the southwestern rim. Water flowed through Tinto Vallis and probably pooled in Palos before exiting in the gap in the north rim of the crater.[2] Sediments within Palos which bury the original crater floor were also likely deposited by water flowing from Tinto Vallis.[3]
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