Kepler (Martian crater)
| Planet | Mars |
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| Coordinates | 46°48′S 140°54′E / 46.8°S 140.9°ECoordinates: 46°48′S 140°54′E / 46.8°S 140.9°E |
| Diameter | 228.24 km |
| Eponym | Johannes Kepler |
Kepler is a crater on Mars, located in the Eridania quadrangle at 46.8° S, 140.9° E. It measures approximately 228 kilometres (142 miles) and was named in 1973, by the International Astronomical Union, in honor of the astronomer Johannes Kepler.[1] A section of the floor of Kepler was photographed by the HiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on 25 March 2006.
Kepler Crater showing dust devil tracks, as seen by Mars Global Surveyor.
Map of Eridania quadrangle with major craters. Kepler is near center.
References
- ↑ "Kepler (Martian crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
External links
- Martian crater Kepler on Google Mars
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Description of HiRISE photograph
- Kepler near south pole ESA source
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