Kuiper (Martian crater)
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 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]
^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Kuiper". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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Categories:
- Phaethontis quadrangle
- Impact craters on Mars
- Gerard Kuiper
- Astrogeology stubs
- Mars stubs
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