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Halley (Martian crater)


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Halley Crater

HalleyMartianCrater.jpg
Location of Halley Crater

Planet
Mars
Region
Argyre quadrangle
Coordinates
48°42′S 59°18′W / 48.7°S 59.3°W / -48.7; -59.3Coordinates: 48°42′S 59°18′W / 48.7°S 59.3°W / -48.7; -59.3
Diameter
84.5 km
Eponym
Edmond Halley


East side of Halley Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).




Floor of Halley Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Thin dark lines are dust devil tracks. Note: this is an enlargement of the previous image of Halley Crater.


Halley Crater is an impact crater in the Argyre quadrangle of Mars, located at 48.7°S latitude and 59.3°W longitude. Halley is located on the western edge of the Argyre impact basin.[1]
It is 84.5 km in diameter and was named after Edmond Halley, and the name was approved in 1973.[2]


Halley are mostly surrounded by several mountains being part of Nereidum Montes, its nearby crater is a smaller and an unnamed one just northeast. North of Halley is the escarpment of Bosporos Rupes. Further west is the prominent crater Douglass. From halfway to two thirds of the way to Douglass is the dune field Ogygis Undae.



Location[edit]



See also[edit]


  • Argyre quadrangle

  • Climate of Mars

  • Geology of Mars

  • List of craters on Mars: H-N

  • List of people with craters on Mars named after them

  • Ore resources on Mars

  • Planetary nomenclature


References[edit]




  1. ^ Moore, P. et al. 1990. The Atlas of the Solar System. Cresent Books. NY


  2. ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Halley". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015. 











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