Cassini (Moon)

Named after Giovanni Domenico Cassini - Italian-French astronomer (1625-1712) and Jacques Cassini - French astronomer (1677-1756).

For the lunar crater, see Cassini For other things named Cassini, see Cassini Cassini is a crater on Mars named in honour of the Italian astronomer Giovanni Cassini. The crater measures approximately 415 kilometers in diameter and can be found in diameter and can be found. (wikipedia entry)

A crater is a circular depression likely created by an impact event. On the Moon they are named after deceased scientists, polar explorers, astronauts or cosmonauts.