Schmidt (Martian crater)

Schmidt is an impact crater on Mars, located in the Mare Australe quadrangle at 72.3°S latitude and 78.1°W longitude. It measures approximately 201 kilometers in diameter. It was named after German astronomer J. F. Julius Schmidt and Russian geophysicist Otto Schmidt. The naming was officially approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 1973.[1]

For the crater on the Moon, see Schmidt (lunar crater).
Schmidt
Topo map of Schmidt Crater
PlanetMars
Coordinates72.3°S 78.1°W / -72.3; -78.1
QuadrangleMare Australe quadrangle
Diameter201.35 km
EponymJ. F. Julius Schmidt and Otto Schmidt

Images
  • Schmidt (Martian crater), as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Arrows indicate the north and south rims of crater.
  • Dunes and dust devil tracks in Schmidt crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Narrow, dark lines are dust devil tracks. Note: this is an enlargement of the previous image of Schmidt crater.

See also

References
  1. "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Schmidt". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  • Lorenz, R. 2014. The Dune Whisperers. The Planetary Report: 34, 1, 8-14
  • Lorenz, R., J. Zimbelman. 2014. Dune Worlds: How Windblown Sand Shapes Planetary Landscapes. Springer Praxis Books / Geophysical Sciences.
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