Pettit (Martian crater)

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Pettit Crater
Martian crater Pettit based on day THEMIS.png
Crater Pettit based on THEMIS day-time image
PlanetMars
Coordinates12°23′N 173°52′W / 12.39°N 173.87°W / 12.39; -173.87Coordinates: 12°23′N 173°52′W / 12.39°N 173.87°W / 12.39; -173.87
QuadrangleAmazonis
Diameter92.49 km
EponymEdison Pettit, an American astronomer (1890-1962)

Pettit Crater is a crater in the Amazonis quadrangle of Mars, located at 12.39° north latitude and 173.87° west longitude. Pettit lies west of the giant volcano Olympus Mons.[1] It is 92.49 km in diameter and was named after Edison Pettit, an American astronomer (1890–1962).[2]

Gallery[]

  • Pettit Crater Rim, as seen by HiRISE.

  • Map of Amazonis. Nicholson crater sits right on equator.

  • CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter) image of central peak of Pettit Crater. Some dark slope streaks are visible.

See also[]

  • List of craters on Mars

References[]

  1. ^ Moore, P. et al. 1990. The Atlas of the Solar System. Crescent Books. NY
  2. ^ "Pettit (Martian crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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