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Robert Sharp is a crater on the planet Mars in the northeastern part of Mare Tyrrhenum quadrangle (and near the northwestern part of the Aeolis quadrangle) at 4.17°S 133.42°E / -4.17; 133.42. The crater is 152.08 km (94.50 mi) in diameter and is located about 260 km (160 mi) west of Gale Crater (the planned landing location of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover on 6 August 2012). Robert Sharp Crater was named for geologist and planetary scientist Robert P. Sharp by the USGS and IAU on May 16 2012.
