Hooke (Martian crater)

This redirect is about the crater on Mars. For the crater on the Moon, see Hooke (lunar crater).

Hooke

Planet	Mars
Region	Argyre quadrangle
Coordinates	45.2°S 44.4°W / -45.2; -44.4
Quadrangle	Argyre
Diameter	139 km
Eponym	Robert Hooke

Hooke Crater is an impact crater in the Argyre quadrangle on Mars at 45.2°S and 44.4°W and is 139.0 km in diameter. It was named after British physicist-astronomer Robert Hooke.

Some of the dunes have gullies on them. While these gullies may be a bit different then ones found on crater walls and other steep slopes, they have been thought by some to be caused by flowing water.

Gallery

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  Topo map showing the location of Hooke Crater and other nearby features
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  Hooke Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Dark places are dunes.
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  Dust devil tracks in and around Hooke Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Note: this is an enlargement of the previous image of Hooke Crater.
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  Dunes and gullies in Hooke Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Note: this is an enlargement of a previous image of Hooke Crater.
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  Dunes and dust devil tracks in Hooke Crater, as seen by HiRISE. There are also gullies just visible.

See also

• List of craters on Mars: H-N

External links

• Media related to Hooke (Martian crater) at Wikimedia Commons