Dromore (crater)
![]() Viking Orbiter 1 image. See below for labeled version. | |
Planet | Mars |
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Region | Lunae Palus quadrangle |
Coordinates | 20°06′N 49°42′W / 20.1°N 49.7°WCoordinates: 20°06′N 49°42′W / 20.1°N 49.7°W |
Quadrangle | Lunae Palus |
Diameter | 14.8 km |
Eponym | Dromore, a common placename in Ireland (from Irish Droim Mór meaning "big ridge") |
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Great amounts of water were required to carry out the erosion shown in this Viking image. The erosion shaped the ejecta around Dromore.
Dromore is a crater on Mars. It measures 14.8 kilometers in diameter and was named after a town in Northern Ireland.[1]
Dromore is famous for showing clear evidence that it was affected by floods of water which broke through dams, carved deep valleys, and eroded grooves into bedrock.
Dromore crater, as seen by CTX camera on MRO
A topographic map created using Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) data. This map shows the elevation Dromore crater relative to Martian areoid.
See also[]
- Climate of Mars
- List of craters on Mars
- Planetary nomenclature
- Water on Mars
References[]
- ^ "Dromore (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
Categories:
- Lunae Palus quadrangle
- Impact craters on Mars
- Mars stubs
- Astrogeology stubs