Flaugergues (crater)

Flaugergues

Quadrangle map of Sinus Sabaeus labeled with major features. Colored rectangles represent image footprints of Mars Global Surveyor.
Planet	Mars
Region	Sinus Sabaeus quadrangle
Coordinates	17°00′S 340°48′W / 17°S 340.8°W / -17; -340.8Coordinates: 17°00′S 340°48′W / 17°S 340.8°W / -17; -340.8
Quadrangle	Sinus Sabaeus
Diameter	245 km
Eponym	Honoré Flaugergues, a French astronomer (1755-1835)

Flaugergues is a crater in the Sinus Sabaeus quadrangle on Mars at 17° south latitude and 340.8° west longitude. It is about 245 km in diameter. It was named after Honoré Flaugergues, a French astronomer (1755-1835).^[1]

Impact craters generally have a rim with ejecta around them, in contrast volcanic craters usually do not have a rim or ejecta deposits. Sometimes craters expose layers that were buried. Rocks from deep underground are tossed onto the surface. Hence, craters can show us what lies deep under the surface.

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  Small crater on the rim of Flaugergues with material flowing into it, as seen by HiRISE.

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  Part of floor and eroded south wall of Flaugergues, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Arrows point to wrinkle ridges. Channels are visible in wall.

See also[]

• List of craters on Mars

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