Etymology

Gale Crater

Today it means: An impact crater and dry lake on the planet Mars, in the Aeolis quadrangle region. Full definition →

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The story

From Gale + crater. Named in honour of Australian amateur astronomer Walter Frederick Gale.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.