Robert Sharp (crater)

Robert Sharp Crater[1]
Map of Mare Tyrrhenum quadrangle. Robert Sharp Crater is in the northeast part (upper right corner) of the map.
Planet Mars
Coordinates 4°10′S 133°25′E / 4.17°S 133.42°E / -4.17; 133.42Coordinates: 4°10′S 133°25′E / 4.17°S 133.42°E / -4.17; 133.42
Diameter 152.08 km (94.50 mi)[1]
Eponym Robert P. Sharp

Robert Sharp is a crater on the planet Mars in the northeastern part of Mare Tyrrhenum quadrangle (and near the northwestern part of the Aeolis quadrangle) at 4°10′S 133°25′E / 4.17°S 133.42°E / -4.17; 133.42.[1] The crater is 152.08 km (94.50 mi) in diameter and is located about 260 km (160 mi) west of Gale Crater (the landing location of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover on 6 August 2012[2][3][4]). Robert Sharp Crater was named for geologist and planetary scientist Robert P. Sharp by the USGS and IAU on May 16, 2012.[1]

The area of the crater are dominated by mountains and has a little bit of a plateau feature in the east. It also has a broken rim in the northwest.

Other nearby named craters than Gale are Knobel lying just next to the crater and is separated by kilometers apart, also the Lasswitz-Wien crater part are further southeast.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 USGS (16 May 2012). "Three New Names Approved for Features on Mars". USGS. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  2. ↑ NASA Staff (27 March 2012). "'Mount Sharp' on Mars Compared to Three Big Mountains on Earth". NASA. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  3. ↑ Agle, D. C. (28 March 2012). "'Mount Sharp' On Mars Links Geology's Past and Future". NASA. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  4. ↑ Staff (29 March 2012). "NASA's New Mars Rover Will Explore Towering 'Mount Sharp'". Space.com. Retrieved 30 March 2012.


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