Sklodowska (Martian crater)

Sklodowska is a crater on Mars, located in the Mare Acidalium quadrangle at 33.7°N and 2.9°W. It measures 109.72 kilometres (68.2 mi) in diameter and was named after Polish chemist and first female Nobel Laureate Marie Skłodowska Curie (1867–1934). The naming was approved in 1973, by the International Astronomical Union's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature.[1]

This article is about the crater on Mars. For the lunar crater, see Sklodowska (lunar crater).

Pictures of Sklodowska show numerous branched channels along its rim. Some are visible in the pictures below.

  • MOLA map showing Sklodowska Crater and other nearby craters. Color indicates elevation.
  • Sklodowska Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Small channels are visible along the eroded, southern rim.
  • Channels in Sklodowska Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Note: this is an enlargement of the previous image.
  • Channels in Sklodowska Crater, as seen by HiRISE under the HiWish program.

See also

References
  1. "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature – Sklodowska". usgs.gov. Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature – International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 10 August 2017.


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