Kepler (Martian crater)
 Location of Kepler crater | |
| Planet | Mars |
|---|---|
| Region | Eridania quadrangle |
| Coordinates | 46°48′S 140°54′E / 46.8°S 140.9°E |
| Quadrangle | Eridania |
| Diameter | 228.24 km |
| Eponym | Johannes Kepler |
Kepler is a crater on Mars, located in the Eridania quadrangle at 46.8° S, 140.9° E. It measures approximately 228 kilometres (142 miles) and was named in 1973, by the International Astronomical Union, in honor of the astronomer Johannes Kepler.[1] A section of the floor of Kepler was photographed by the HiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on 25 March 2006.
Kepler is an example of a well-preserved peak ring crater on Mars.
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Viking 1 orbiter image -
Viking 1 orbiter image -
Shaded relief map of Kepler -
Kepler Crater showing dust devil tracks, as seen by Mars Global Surveyor. -
Map of Eridania quadrangle with major craters. Kepler is near center.
See also
References
- ^ "Kepler (Martian crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
External links
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Description of HiRISE photograph
- Kepler near south pole ESA source
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