Dromore (crater)

Coordinates: 20°06′N 49°42′W / 20.1°N 49.7°W / 20.1; -49.7
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Dromore
Viking Orbiter 1 image. See below for labeled version.
PlanetMars
RegionLunae Palus quadrangle
Coordinates20°06′N 49°42′W / 20.1°N 49.7°W / 20.1; -49.7
QuadrangleLunae Palus
Diameter14.8 km
EponymDromore, a common placename in Ireland (from Irish Droim Mór meaning "big ridge")
Great amounts of water were required to carry out the erosion shown in this Viking image. The erosion shaped the ejecta around Dromore.

Dromore is a crater on Mars. It measures 14.8 kilometers in diameter and was named after a town in Northern Ireland.[1]

Dromore is famous for showing clear evidence that it was affected by floods of water which broke through dams, carved deep valleys, and eroded grooves into bedrock.

  • Dromore Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
    Dromore Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
  • A topographic map created using Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) data. This map shows the elevation Dromore crater relative to Martian areoid.
    A topographic map created using Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) data. This map shows the elevation Dromore crater relative to Martian areoid.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dromore (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.


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