What is "punsk"

Puńsk is a village (city in 1647-1852) in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland. Over 75% of the population of Puńsk is Lithuanian. It lies in the northeastern part of Poland, only from the border with Lithuania.

Puńsk has belonged to Poland since 1920. With Lithuanian Culture House, Lithuanian high school and print house, Puńsk is the main centre of the Lithuanian minority in Poland.

Púnsk Crater is an impact crater in the Oxia Palus quadrangle of Mars, located at 20.8° N and 41.2° W. It is 11.6 km in diameter and was named after Puńsk, Poland. Impact craters generally have a rim with ejecta around them, in contrast volcanic craters usually do not have a rim or ejecta deposits. As craters get larger (greater than 10 km in diameter) they usually have a central peak. The peak is caused by a rebound of the crater floor following the impact.

Image:Wikipunsk.jpg|Punsk Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).