Mellish (crater)
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Mellish is a crater on Mars located in the planet's southern hemisphere at coordinates 72.9S, 24.0W. It was named after John E. Mellish
, an American amateur astronomer from St. Charles, Illinois
. The crater was named after Mellish in 1994 at the request of Steven Dick at the U.S. Naval Observatory.
John E. Mellish
John Edward Mellish was an American amateur astronomer and telescope builder.John E. Mellish lived outside of Madison Wisconsin...
, an American amateur astronomer from St. Charles, Illinois
St. Charles, Illinois
St. Charles is a Chicago suburb in Kane and DuPage counties of Illinois, United States, and is roughly west of Chicago on Illinois Route 64. According to a 2004 census estimate, the city has a total population of 32,134. The official city slogan is Pride of the Fox, after the Fox River that runs...
. The crater was named after Mellish in 1994 at the request of Steven Dick at the U.S. Naval Observatory.