Fun fact 5 about Alytus
city
In 1979, a crater on Mars was named 'Alitus' after the city of Alytus by the International Astronomical Union.
Alytus
Lithuania
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Alytus
Lithuania
Country
Lithuania
Population
52.6K
Coordinates
54.40, 24.05
Alytus is a city with municipal rights in southern Lithuania. It is the sixth-largest city in Lithuania and the 14th-largest city in the Baltic states, and also the capital of Alytus County.
From the “Crater of Mars” section
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