Fontana (Mars)

Named after Francesco Fontana - Italian astronomer (1585-1646).

The picture below shows dust devil tracks and dunes on the crater's floor. (wikipedia entry)

A crater is a circular depression likely created by an impact event. On Mars large craters are named after deceased scientists, writers and others who have contributed to the lore of Mars. Small creaters (less than 60km) are named after small towns and villages.

NW 394 km

Aonia Planum

MRV
6 Hours 9 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 22 Hours

N 237 km

Douglass(last)

MRV
3 Hours 42 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 23 Hours

NE 199 km

Argyre Rupes(next)

MRV
3 Hours 7 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 12 Hours

W 1370 km

Bianchini

MRV
21 Hours 24 Minutes
Walking
17 Days 4 Hours

Fontana

-62.91° N 287.88° E

E 794 km

Von Kármán

MRV
12 Hours 24 Minutes
Walking
9 Days 23 Hours

SW 992 km

Agassiz

MRV
15 Hours 30 Minutes
Walking
12 Days 10 Hours

S 299 km

Cavi Angusti

MRV
4 Hours 40 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 18 Hours

SE 1352 km

Du Toit

MRV
21 Hours 7 Minutes
Walking
16 Days 23 Hours

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