Quenisset (crater)
Quenisset is an impact crater on Mars, located in the Ismenius Lacus quadrangle at 34.6° N and 319.4° W. It measures 138 kilometer in diameter. Adopted by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 1973, the crater was named after French astronomer Ferdinand Quénisset.[1]
Description
Some close up images of the rim show old glaciers along the walls of smaller craters. Some glaciers are called lobate debris aprons.[2]
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MOLA map showing Quenisset Crater, and other nearby craters. Colors show elevations. -
Eastern side of Quenisset Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). -
Northeast rim of Quenisset Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Note: this is an enlargement of the previous image of Quenisset Crater. Arrows indicate old glaciers.
See also
- Climate of Mars
- Impact event
- Glacier
- Glaciers on Mars
- List of craters on Mars
- Lobate debris apron
- Ore resources on Mars
- Planetary nomenclature
- Water on Mars
References
- ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Quenisset". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ Souness, C. and B. Hubbard. 2013. An alternative interpretation of late Amazonian ice flow: Protonilus Mensae, Mars. Icarus 225, 495-505.
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