Brashear (Martian crater)

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Brashear Crater
Brashear Crater by MOLA.JPG
Wide view of Brashear near other craters, as seen by MOLA in which elevations are indicated by different colors.
PlanetMars
Coordinates54°08′S 119°02′W / 54.14°S 119.03°W / -54.14; -119.03Coordinates: 54°08′S 119°02′W / 54.14°S 119.03°W / -54.14; -119.03
QuadrangleThaumasia
Diameter77.45 km
EponymJohn A. Brashear (1840-1920), an American astronomer

Brashear Crater is an impact crater in the Thaumasia quadrangle of Mars, located at 54.14 S and 119.03 W. It is 77.45 km in diameter, and was named after John A. Brashear (1840–1920), an American astronomer. The name was approved in 1973.[1]

Gallery[]

  • Mars Global Surveyor context image with box showing where next image is located.

  • Mars Global Surveyor image of part of area in the previous photo. The dark spots are resolved to be sand dunes. Picture taken with Mars Global Surveyor under the MOC Public Targeting Program.

  • Brashear Crater, as seen by CTX

  • Dunes inside Brashear crater, this is a close-up image of the crater by CTX

  • Brashear Crater dunes and dust devil tracks after a late-2014 dust storm, as seen by CTX

See also[]

  • List of craters on Mars

References[]

  1. ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Brashear". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 5 March 2015.


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