Reuyl (crater)
Reuyl is a crater in the Aeolis quadrangle of Mars, located at 9.8° south latitude and 193.2° west longitude. It measures 85.9 kilometers in diameter and was named after Dirk Reuyl, a Dutch-American physicist and astronomer (1906–1972) who made astronomical measurements of the diameter of Mars in the 1940s.[1]
Reuyl Crater Central Peak, as seen by HiRISE.
 Map of Aeolis quadrangle. The Spirit Rover landed in Gusev crater. It found volcanic rocks that probably came from Apollinaris Patera. A large pile of layered rocks sits in the middle of Gale Crater. | |
| Planet | Mars |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 9.8°S 193.2°W |
| Eponym | Dirk Reuyl, a Dutch-American physicist and astronomer (1906–1972) |
References
- "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Reuyl". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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