Priestley (Martian crater)

Priestley is an impact crater in the Eridania quadrangle of Mars, located at 54.4°S latitude and 229.4°W longitude. It measures 41.9 kilometers in diameter and was named after English clergyman and scientist Joseph Priestley. The naming was approved by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 1973.[1]

This article is about the crater on Mars. For the lunar crater, see Priestley (lunar crater).
MOLA map showing location of Mendel Crater in relation to other craters. Colors indicate elevations.
Priestly Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on MRO).

See also

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