Quenisset (crater)

Quenisset is an impact crater on Mars, located in the Ismenius Lacus quadrangle at 34.6° N and 319.4° W. It measures 138 kilometer in diameter. Adopted by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 1973, the crater was named after French astronomer Ferdinand Quénisset.[1]

Description

Some close up images of the rim show old glaciers along the walls of smaller craters. Some glaciers are called lobate debris aprons.[2]

  • MOLA map showing Quenisset Crater, and other nearby craters. Colors show elevations.
  • Eastern side of Quenisset Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
  • Northeast rim of Quenisset Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Note: this is an enlargement of the previous image of Quenisset Crater. Arrows indicate old glaciers.

See also

References
  1. "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Quenisset". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  2. Souness, C. and B. Hubbard. 2013. An alternative interpretation of late Amazonian ice flow: Protonilus Mensae, Mars. Icarus 225, 495-505.


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