Charlier (Martian crater)
![]() THEMIS image of Charlier crater showing part of the large sand sheet with surface dune forms on the crater floor | |
Planet | Mars |
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Region | Mare Australe quadrangle |
Coordinates | 68°34′S 168°40′W / 68.56°S 168.67°WCoordinates: 68°34′S 168°40′W / 68.56°S 168.67°W |
Quadrangle | Mare Australe |
Diameter | 106.28 km |
Discoverer | Mariner 9 |
Eponym | Carl V. Charlier, Swedish astronomer |
Charlier is a crater in the Mare Australe quadrangle of Mars. The crater is located at 68.56°S latitude and 168.67°W longitude. It is 106.28 km in diameter and was named after Carl Charlier, a Swedish astronomer. Its name was approved in 1973.[1]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Charlier_north_rim.jpg/220px-Charlier_north_rim.jpg)
This topographic map was created using Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) technology on the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft. This image is a screenshot of RedMapper's website and shows the north rim of Charlier crater.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Charlier_south_rim.jpg/220px-Charlier_south_rim.jpg)
This topographic map was created using Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) technology on the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft. This image is a screenshot of RedMapper's website and shows the south rim of Charlier crater.
See also[]
- List of craters on Mars: A-G
References[]
- ^ "Charlier". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (USGS). International Astronomical Union. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
External links[]
Media related to Charlier (crater) at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Mare Australe quadrangle
- Impact craters on Mars
- Astrogeology stubs
- Mars stubs