Tags: Crater.
Gale is a crater on Mars near the northwestern part of the Aeolis quadrangle at 5.4°S 137.8°E / -5.4; 137.8. It is 154 km (96 mi) in diameter and estimated to be about 3.5-3.8 billion years old. The crater was named after Walter Frederick Gale an amateur astronomer from Sydney New South Wales Australia who observed Mars in the late 19th century. Aeolis Mons is a mountain in the center of Gale Crater and rises 5.5 km (18000 ft) high.
