Jezža (crater)
Jezža is a crater on Mars, located at 48°48′S 38°00′W / 48.8°S 38°W in the Argyre quadrangle. It measures approximately 9.1 kilometers in diameter and was named after a town in Russia.[1] Jezza is on the floor of Argyre Planitia between Hooke Crater and Galle (Martian crater).[2] Other features surrounding it are Horarum Mons further south, Argyre Cavi to the west, and the tiny crater Delta to the north-northwest[2]
Impact craters generally have a rim with ejecta around them, in contrast volcanic craters usually do not have a rim or ejecta deposits. As craters get larger (greater than 10 km in diameter) they usually have a central peak.[3] The peak is caused by a rebound of the crater floor following the impact.[4] Also present are a few gullies in parts of the crater rim.
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Jezza Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). A few gullies are just visible at the North (top) of crater.
See also
References
- ^ "Jezža (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- ^ a b https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/mc26_2014.pdf
- ^ http://www.lpi.usra.edu/publications/slidesets/stones/
- ^ Hugh H. Kieffer (1992). Mars. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 978-0-8165-1257-7. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
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