Trumpler (Martian crater)

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This article is about the crater on Mars. For the lunar crater, see Trumpler (lunar crater).

Trumpler is a crater in the Phaethontis quadrangle of Mars, located at 61.8°S latitude and 150.8°W longitude. It measures approximately 78 kilometres (48 mi) in diameter and was named after Swiss-American astronomer Robert Julius Trumpler (1886–1956). The name was approved by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 1973.[1]

Description[]

The first image below shows the relationship among three craters that are near each other. Keeler Crater is to the North of Trumpler Crater. After Keeler was formed, a later impact formed Trumpler Crater, and in the process destroyed part of Keeler.

  • MOLA image showing the relationship among Wright, Keeler, and Trumpler Craters. Colors indicate elevations.

  • Trumpler Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Dark band near the top is defrosting dunes.

  • Enlargement of dunes along northern wall (near top of image) of Trumpler Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). In this image the dunes are not defrosting, as in another image. Dark lines at the top are dust devil tracks on the floor of keeler Crater. Note: this is an enlargement of the next image of Keeler Crater.

  • Keeler Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).

See also[]

  • Climate of Mars
  • Geology of Mars
  • List of craters on Mars

References[]

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