Ptolemaeus (Martian crater)
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Ptolemaeus (Martian crater)
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Ptolemaeus is a crater on Mars, found in the Phaethontis quadrangle. It measures approximately 165 kilometers in diameter and was named after Claudius Ptolemaeus (Ptolemy), the Greco-Egyptian astronomer. The Soviet probe Mars 3 is thought to have successfully landed in Ptolemaeus crater on 2 December 1971, but contact was lost seconds after landing due to a dust storm occurring at the time. On 11 April 2013, NASA announced that the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) may have imaged the Mars 3 lan
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Crater on Mars
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemaeus_(Martian_crater)
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2023-01-24T14:17:41Z
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