Trouvelot (Martian crater)
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| Trouvelot Crater | |
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 Quadrangle map of Oxia Palus labeled with major features. This quadrangle contains many collapsed areas of Chaos and many outflow channels (old river valleys). | |
| Planet | Mars |
| Coordinates | 16°12′N 13°06′W / 16.2°N 13.1°WCoordinates: 16°12′N 13°06′W / 16.2°N 13.1°W |
| Diameter | 154.7 km |
| Eponym | Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, a French astronomer (1827-1895) |
Trouvelot Crater is a crater on Mars, located in the Oxia Palus quadrangle at 16.2° north latitude and 13.1° west longitude. It 154.7 km in diameter and was named after Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, a French astronomer (1827–1895).[1]
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Trouvelot Crater floor, as seen by HiRISE.
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