Redi (crater)

Part of Redi Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter)
Redi Crater, showing dust devil tracks and mantle, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Note: this is an enlargement of the previous image of Redi Crater.

Redi Crater is an impact crater in the Hellas quadrangle of the planet Mars, located at 60.6°S latitude and 267.3°W longitude. The crater is 62.0  km in diameter and was named after Francesco Redi; the name was approved in 1973.[1] Redi Crater shows a thick mantle. Parts of it are eroded, revealing the thickness of the mantle layer.

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  1. ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Redi". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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