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Goeppert-Mayer (crater)
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Goeppert-Mayer is a crater
on the planet Venus
. It is 35 kilometres (21.7 mi) in diameter and lies above an escarpment at the edge of a ridge belt in Southern Ishtar Terra
. West of the crater the scarp has more than one kilometer (0.6 miles) of relief.
Impact crater
In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body...
on the planet Venus
Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. The planet is named after Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty. After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of −4.6, bright enough to cast shadows...
. It is 35 kilometres (21.7 mi) in diameter and lies above an escarpment at the edge of a ridge belt in Southern Ishtar Terra
Ishtar Terra
Ishtar Terra is one of two main highland regions on the planet Venus. It is the smaller of the two "continents", and is located near the north pole. It is named after the Akkadian goddess Ishtar....
. West of the crater the scarp has more than one kilometer (0.6 miles) of relief.