Addams (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Addams crater on Venus.jpg
Radar map of Addams crater from the Magellan probe
PlanetVenus
Coordinates56°12′S 98°54′E / 56.2°S 98.9°E / -56.2; 98.9Coordinates: 56°12′S 98°54′E / 56.2°S 98.9°E / -56.2; 98.9[1]
QuadrangleAphrodite Terra
Diameter87 km
EponymJane Addams

Addams is a crater on Venus.[1] It was named after Jane Addams.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Addams". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ^ Olin, Norma (1970). Index to women of the world from ancient to modern times;: Biographies and portraits (Useful reference series). Westwood, Mass: F. W. Faxon. ISBN 978-0873050975.