Quenisset (crater)
Quenisset Crater is an impact crater in the Ismenius Lacus quadrangle on Mars at 34.6° N and 319.4° W. and is 138.0 km in diameter. Its name was approved in 1973, and it was named after Ferdinand Quénisset.[1] Some close up images of the rim show old glaciers along the walls of smaller craters. Some glaciers are called lobate debris aprons.[2]
MOLA map showing Quenisset Crater, and other nearby craters. Colors show elevations.
Eastern side of Quenisset Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
Northeast rim of Quenisset Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Note: this is an enlargement of the previous image of Quenisset Crater. Arrows indicate old glaciers.
See also
- Planetary nomenclature
- Impact crater
- List of craters on Mars
- Water on Mars
- Climate of Mars
- Glacier
- Glaciers on Mars
- Lobate debris apron
References
- ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Quenisset". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ↑ Souness, C. and B. Hubbard. 2013. An alternative interpretation of late Amazonian ice flow: Protonilus Mensae, Mars. Icarus 225, 495-505.
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