Reynolds (crater)

Reynolds Crater
Reynolds (crater), as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
PlanetMars
RegionMare Australe quadrangle
Coordinates75°06′S 157°54′W / 75.1°S 157.9°W / -75.1; -157.9
QuadrangleMare Australe
Diameter91 km
EponymOsborne Reynolds

Reynolds is an impact crater on Mars, located in the Mare Australe quadrangle at 75.1°S latitude and 157.9°W longitude and is in the southernmost portion of Terra Sirenum. It measures 91 kilometers in diameter and was named after British physicist Osborne Reynolds.[1]

  1. ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Reynolds". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.