Galle (Moon)

Named after Johann Gottfried Galle - German astronomer (1812-1910).

Galle is a crater on Mars. Galle is often known as the "happy face crater" because the illusion of a smiley is created by a curved mountain range in the southern part of the crater and two smaller mountain clusters further north. The formation was first photographed by Viking Orbiter 1. (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.

NW 132 km

Sheepshanks C

MRV
2 Hours 4 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 12 Hours

N 78 km

Rima Sheepshanks(next)

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1 Hour 13 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 11 Hours

NE 85 km

Galle C

MRV
1 Hour 19 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 14 Hours

W 145 km

Galle B

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2 Hours 16 Minutes
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2 Days 18 Hours

Galle

55.87° N 22.33° E

E 445 km

Gärtner M

MRV
6 Hours 57 Minutes
Walking
8 Days 10 Hours

SW 220 km

Aristoteles

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3 Hours 27 Minutes
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4 Days 4 Hours

S 184 km

Mitchell(last)

MRV
2 Hours 52 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 11 Hours

SE 159 km

Aristoteles N

MRV
2 Hours 29 Minutes
Walking
3 Days

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