Baldet (Martian crater)

Baldet Crater is an impact crater in the Syrtis Major quadrangle of Mars, located at 23.0°N latitude and 294.6°W longitude. It is 180.0  km in diameter and was named after Fernand Baldet, and the name was approved in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).[1]

Baldet crater overlaps the rim of the larger Antoniadi crater, which lies to the west, just outside this image on the left. Antoniadi crater is more than twice as big as Baldet.

  • Topo map showing location of Baldet Crater and nearby Antoniadi Crater
  • Baldet Crater (Martian Crater), as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
  • Channels on North wall of Baldet Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Note: this is an enlargement of the previous image of Baldet Crater.
  • Dunes on floor of Baldet Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Note: this is an enlargement of a previous image of Baldet Crater.

See also

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


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