Kuiper (Martian crater)

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Kuiper Crater
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Location of Kuiper Crater
PlanetMars
Coordinates57°24′S 157°18′W / 57.4°S 157.3°W / -57.4; -157.3Coordinates: 57°24′S 157°18′W / 57.4°S 157.3°W / -57.4; -157.3
QuadranglePhaethontis quadrangle
Diameter82 km
EponymGerard Peter Kuiper

Kuiper is an impact crater in the Phaethontis quadrangle of Mars, located at 57.4°S latitude and 157.3°W longitude. It is 82 kilometers in diameter. It was named after Dutch–American astronomer Gerard Kuiper, and the name was approved in 1976.[1]

Kuiper Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
Kuiper crater, imaged by Viking 2 Orbiter

See also[]

  • List of craters on Mars

References[]

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