Vernal (crater)
Vernal Crater is a crater on Mars, located at 6° north latitude and 355.5° west longitude in the Oxia Palus quadrangle. It is 57 km in diameter and was named after Vernal, Utah, USA. Because structures resembling springs on Earth were found there it is the scene of one of the most important discoveries on the quest of life on Mars.
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—Hal Borland (1900–1978)