&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Martian_impact_crater_Herschel_based_on_THEMIS_Day_IR.png) Martian impact crater Herschel based on THEMIS image | |
| Planet | Mars |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 14°54′S 130°00′E / 14.9°S 130°E |
| Quadrangle | Mare Tyrrhenum |
| Diameter | 304.5 km |
| Eponym | William Herschel & John Herschel |
Herschel is an impact crater[1] in Mars's southern hemisphere. At roughly 304 kilometers in diameter, it is a moderately large impact crater. Located at 14.5°S, 130°E, Herschel is in the Mare Tyrrhenum region[2] of Mars. The crater is jointly named after the seventeenth/eighteenth century father and son astronomers William Herschel and John Herschel.[3]
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- ^ Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. "Herschel Impact Basin, Mars".
- ^ M. Cardinale, G. Komatsu, International Research School of Planetary Sciences. "Analysis of Diverse Dune Fields in Herschel Crater (Mars)from HiRISE Datasets" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Herschel". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.