Douglass (Martian crater)

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This article is about the crater on Mars. For the lunar crater, see Douglass (lunar crater).
Douglass (crater)
DouglassMartianCrater.jpg
Topo map location of Douglass Crater
PlanetMars
Coordinates51°48′S 70°36′W / 51.8°S 70.6°W / -51.8; -70.6Coordinates: 51°48′S 70°36′W / 51.8°S 70.6°W / -51.8; -70.6
QuadrangleThaumasia
Diameter94 km
EponymAndrew E. Douglass

Douglass is a crater in Thaumasia quadrangle of Mars, located at 51.8°S latitude and 70.6°W longitude. It is 94.0 km in diameter. It was named after American astronomer Andrew E. Douglass, and the name was approved in 1973.[1]

A topographic map created using Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) data. This map shows the elevation Douglass crater relative to Martian areoid.


East side of Douglass Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).

See also[]

  • List of craters on Mars: A-G

References[]

  1. ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Douglass". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.


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