Heaviside (Martian crater)

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This article is about the crater on Mars. For the lunar crater, see Heaviside (lunar crater).
Heaviside Crater
HeavisideMartianCrater.jpg
Unlabeled topographic map of Heaviside crater
PlanetMars
RegionMare Australe quadrangle
Coordinates70°30′S 264°47′E / 70.5°S 264.78°E / -70.5; 264.78Coordinates: 70°30′S 264°47′E / 70.5°S 264.78°E / -70.5; 264.78
QuadrangleMare Australe
Diameter83.28 km
EponymOliver Heaviside

Heaviside is an impact crater in the Mare Australe quadrangle of Mars. It is 83.28  km in diameter. It was named after British physicist Oliver Heaviside; the name was approved in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).[1]

  • Oblique view of Heaviside (bottom center) and Agassiz (bottom right) craters from Viking Orbiter 2

  • Heaviside crater as seen by CTX camera (on MRO).

  • Gullies in a crater that is on the floor of Heaviside crater, as seen by CTX camera. Note: this is an enlargement of the previous image

See also[]

  • List of craters on Mars

References[]

  1. ^ "Planetary Names: Welcome". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
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