Priestley (Martian Crater)
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MOLA map showing location of Priestley at far left. Colors indicate elevations.
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]
The larger crater Haldane is to the northwest of Priestley.
Priestly crater, as seen by CTX camera (on MRO)
Viking Orbiter 1 image with Haldane near center and Priestley to the right.
See also
- Climate of Mars
- Geology of Mars
- Impact crater
- Impact event
- List of craters on Mars
- Ore resources on Mars
- Planetary nomenclature
References
- ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Priestley". International Astronomical Union. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4823.
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Categories: [Eridania quadrangle] [Impact craters on Mars]
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