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Kuiper Crater

KuiperMartianCrater.jpg
Location of Kuiper Crater

Planet
Mars
Coordinates
57°24′S 157°18′W / 57.4°S 157.3°W / -57.4; -157.3Coordinates: 57°24′S 157°18′W / 57.4°S 157.3°W / -57.4; -157.3
Diameter
87 km
Eponym
Gerard Peter Kuiper

Kuiper is an impact crater in the Phaethontis quadrangle of Mars, located at 57.4°S latitude and 157.3°W longitude. It is 87.0 kilometers in diameter and was named after Gerard Peter Kuiper, and the name was approved in 1976.[1]


Nearby prominent named craters include Nordenskiöld to the north, Millman to the northeast, Wright to the east southeast and the Keeler-Trumpler crater pair to the southeast.




Kuiper Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).




See also[edit]



  • 1776 Kuiper

  • Climate of Mars

  • Geology of Mars

  • Impact crater

  • Impact event

  • Kuiper belt

  • Kuiper (lunar crater)

  • Kuiper (Mercurian crater)

  • List of craters on Mars

  • Ore resources on Mars

  • Planetary nomenclature



References[edit]




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










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