Thila is an
impact crater on
Mars, located in the
Elysium quadrangle at 18.09° N and 204.58° W. It measures approximately in diameter and was named after the village of
Thila
Thula ( ar, ثُلَاء, Thulāʾ) or Thila ( ar, ثِلَاء, Thilāʾ) is a town in west-central Yemen. It is located in the 'Amran Governorate.
Thula is one of five towns in Yemen on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List. Dating to the ...
in
Yemen.
See also
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Impact event
An impact event is a collision between astronomical objects causing measurable effects. Impact events have physical consequences and have been found to regularly occur in planetary systems, though the most frequent involve asteroids, comets or me ...
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List of craters on Mars
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This is a list of craters on Mars. Impact craters on Mars larger than exist by the hundreds of thousands, but only about one thousand of them have names. Names are assigned by the International Astronomical Union after petitioning by ...
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Ore resources on Mars
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Planetary nomenclature
References
Impact craters on Mars
Elysium quadrangle
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