Haldane (Martian crater)

Haldane
Topographic map of Haldane crater, the map features as oval as the east-west length is shorter than the length at the Equator
Planet Mars
Region Eridania quadrangle
Coordinates 53°06′S 50°06′E / 53.1°S 50.1°E / -53.1; 50.1Coordinates: 53°06′S 50°06′E / 53.1°S 50.1°E / -53.1; 50.1
Diameter 78.7 km
Eponym J.B.S. Haldane

Haldane is an impact crater in the Eridania quadrangle of Mars, located at 53.1°S and 230.9°W, and is in the area dividing Promethei Terra and Terra Cimmeria. It is 78.7 km in diameter and was named after J. B. S. Haldane, and the name was approved in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).[1]

Haldane Crater, as seen by CTX Dark portions on the floor are dunes.

Nearby craters include Priestley over half a crater diameter south-southeast, Alexey Tolstoy to the north-northwest, the large Kepler to the northeast, Wells to the south-southwest and Wallace to the west. To the southeast are other geographical features including the scarp, the Eridania Scopulus, Chronium Planum and Eridania Mons.

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References

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