Slipher (Martian crater)

This article is about the crater on Mars. For the lunar crater, see Slipher (lunar crater).
Slipher Crater
Topographic location map of Slipher Crater.
PlanetMars
Coordinates47°18′S 84°36′W / 47.3°S 84.6°W / -47.3; -84.6
QuadrangleThaumasia
Diameter127 km (79 mi)
EponymVesto and Earl Slipher

Slipher is an impact crater in the Thaumasia quadrangle of Mars, located at 47.3°S latitude and 84.6°W longitude. It measures 127 kilometres (79 mi) in diameter and was named after American astronomers Vesto and Earl Slipher. The naming was approved by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 1973.[1]

  1. ^ International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). "Slipher on Mars". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 February 2021.