Maunder (Martian crater)

Maunder is an old, eroded crater on Mars, located in the Noachis quadrangle at 50 South and 358.5 West. It measures 91 kilometers in diameter and was named after British astronomer Walter Maunder in 1973.[1]

For the crater on the Moon, see Maunder (lunar crater).
Maunder Crater
Maunder Crater, as seen by HiRISE. The overhang is part of the degraded south (toward bottom) wall of crater. The scale bar is 500 meters.
PlanetMars
Coordinates50°S 358.5°W / -50; -358.5
Diameter91 km
EponymE. Walter Maunder, British astronomer (1851–1928)

Maunder crater has gullies and barchan dunes.

  • Topographic map showing location of Maunder Crater
  • Topographical map showing location of Maunder Crater and other nearby craters
  • Part of Maunder crater, as seen by CTX camera on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Areas of dunes and gullies are indicated.
  • Gullies in Maunder Crater, as seen by CTX camera on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Note: this is an enlargement of previous image.
  • Dunes in Maunder Crater, as seen by CTX camera on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Note: this is an enlargement of a previous image.

See also

References
  1. "Maunder (Martian crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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