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Crater on Mars
Planet | Mars |
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Coordinates | 12°23′N 173°52′W / 12.39°N 173.87°W / 12.39; -173.87 |
Quadrangle | Amazonis |
Diameter | 92.49 km |
Eponym | Edison Pettit, an American astronomer (1890-1962) |
Pettit Crater is a crater in the Amazonis quadrangle of Mars, located at 12.39° north latitude and 173.87° west longitude. Pettit lies west of the giant volcano Olympus Mons.[1] It is 92.49 km in diameter and was named after Edison Pettit, an American astronomer (1890–1962).[2]
Gallery
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Pettit Crater Rim, as seen by HiRISE.
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Map of Amazonis. Nicholson crater sits right on equator.
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CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter) image of central peak of Pettit Crater. Some dark slope streaks are visible.
See also
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References
- ^ Moore, P. et al. 1990. The Atlas of the Solar System. Crescent Books. NY
- ^ "Pettit (Martian crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.