Bombala (crater)
Bombala is an impact crater on Mars. It lies southeast of Tyrrhenus Mons on Hesperia Planum. The smaller crater Wajir is immediately to the northwest of Bombala.
 Viking Orbiter 1 mosaic | |
| Planet | Mars |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 27.60°S 106.13°E / -27.60; 106.13 |
| Quadrangle | Mare Tyrrhenum |
| Diameter | 37.14 km |
| Eponym | Bombala |
It was named by the IAU in 1991 after the town of Bombala in New South Wales, Australia.[1]
Bombala is a rampart crater.
References
- "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Bombala". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
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