Galle (Martian crater)

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The crater Galle is an impact crater on Mars. He was officially named in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union after the astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle.

Properties

Bile has a diameter of approximately 230 miles. It is located at 31 ° W ( 329 ° E ) and 51 ° S - on the eastern edge of the crater far greater Argyre Planitia.

The colloquial name Happy Face goes back to its appearance: the formation inside the crater reminds along with his Wall of a smiley face.

Reception

Since the smiley is a key motif in Alan Moore's graphic novel Watchmen, the crater was chosen as a Handlungsort. According to the artist Dave Gibbons, the similarity was to be with a smiley too good to be true. The crater is also a place of action in the movie Watchmen - The Watchmen.