Quenisset (crater)
Quenisset is an impact crater on Mars, located in the Ismenius Lacus quadrangle at 34.6° N and 319.4° W. It measures 138 kilometer in diameter. Adopted by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 1973, the crater was named after French astronomer Ferdinand Quénisset.[1]
Description[]
Some close up images of the rim show old glaciers along the walls of smaller craters. Some glaciers are called lobate debris aprons.[2]
MOLA map showing Quenisset Crater, and other nearby craters. Colors show elevations.
Eastern side of Quenisset Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
Northeast rim of Quenisset Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Note: this is an enlargement of the previous image of Quenisset Crater. Arrows indicate old glaciers.
See also[]
- Climate of Mars
- Impact event
- Glacier
- Glaciers on Mars
- List of craters on Mars
- Lobate debris apron
- Ore resources on Mars
- Planetary nomenclature
- Water on Mars
References[]
- ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Quenisset". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ Souness, C. and B. Hubbard. 2013. An alternative interpretation of late Amazonian ice flow: Protonilus Mensae, Mars. Icarus 225, 495-505.
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