&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Cruls_(Martian_crater)_THEMIS_IR_Day_(MDIM2.1)_Image.png) Martian impact crater Cruls based on Mars Odyssey Orbiter THEMIS IR image.[2] | |
| Planet | Mars |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°55′S 163°02′E / 42.91°S 163.03°E |
| Quadrangle | Eridania |
| Diameter | 87.89 km |
| Eponym | Luís Cruls, Brazilian astronomer. |
Cruls is an impact crater in the Eridania quadrangle on Mars at 42.91° S and 163.03° E. and is 87.89 km in diameter. Its name was assigned in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union, in honor of Brazilian astronomer Luís Cruls.[1] Evidence of previous glacial activity is evident in images.[3]
- ^ a b IAU/USGS. "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature".
- ^ USGS. "PILOT - Planetary Image Locator Tool".
- ^ NASA/JPL/University of Arizona. "Flow Features in Cruls Crater".