Kuiper (Martian crater)
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Crater on Mars
This redirect is about the crater on Mars. For other craters named Kuiper, see Kuiper (disambiguation).
Crater on Mars
 Location of Kuiper Crater | |
| Planet | Mars |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 57°24′S 157°18′W / 57.4°S 157.3°W / -57.4; -157.3 |
| Quadrangle | Phaethontis |
| Diameter | 82 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 82 kilometers in diameter. It was named after Dutch–American astronomer Gerard Kuiper, and the name was approved in 1976.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Kuiper". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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