Galle (Martian crater)
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galle-martian-crater-207-1708535
title:
Galle (Martian crater)
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Galle is a crater on Mars. It is located on the eastern rim of the huge impact basin Argyre Planitia in Argyre quadrangle. It is named after the German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle. Galle is often known as the "happy face crater" because pareidolia causes a curved mountain range in the southern part of the crater and two smaller mountain clusters further north to appear to be a smiley face. The formation was first photographed by Viking Orbiter 1. A second "happy face crater", smaller than
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Crater on Mars, also known as the "happy face crater"
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galle_(Martian_crater)
date created:
2006-04-10T15:25:10Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T00:33:48Z
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{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Happy-face1.jpg","width":525,"height":771}
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