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Gale Crater

Gale Crater proper noun: an impact crater and dry lake on the planet Mars, in the Aeolis quadrangle region.

Proper noun

Gale Crater

  1. An impact crater and dry lake on the planet Mars, in the Aeolis quadrangle region.

Origin of Gale Crater

From Gale + crater. Named in honour of Australian amateur astronomer Walter Frederick Gale.

Questions about Gale Crater

What does Gale Crater mean?
Gale Crater means an impact crater and dry lake on the planet Mars, in the Aeolis quadrangle region.
What part of speech is Gale Crater?
Gale Crater is a proper noun.

Words near Gale Crater in the dictionary

  1. Galdos
  2. galdr
  3. galdrar
  4. galdrs
  5. gale
  6. Gale Crater
  7. gale force
  8. Gale's Lump
  9. Gale-Shapley algorithm
  10. galea
  11. galea aponeurotica

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