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| Planet | Mars |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 23°06′N 207°06′E / 23.1°N 207.1°E |
| Quadrangle | Amazonis |
| Diameter | 28 km (17 mi) |
| Depth | 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) |
| Eponym | London suburb |
Tooting is an impact crater (of the type rampart crater) with volcanic features at 23.1°N, 207.1°E, in Amazonis Planitia (Amazonis quadrangle), due west of the volcano Olympus Mons, on Mars.[1] It was identified by planetary geologist Peter Mouginis-Mark in September 2004. Scientists estimate that its age is on the order of hundreds of thousands of years, which is relatively young for a Martian crater.[2] A later study confirms this order of magnitude estimate.[3] A preliminary paper describing the geology and geometry of Tooting was published in 2007 by the journal Meteoritics and Planetary Science, vol. 42, pages 1615–1625. Further papers have been published, including a 2010 analysis of flows on the walls of Tooting crater by A. R. Morris et al. (Icarus vol. 209, p. 369–389), and a 2012 review paper by P.J. Mouginis-Mark and J.M. Boyce in Chemie der Erde Geochemistry, vol. 72, p. 1–23. A geologic map has also been submitted in 2012 to the U.S. Geological Survey for consideration and future publication.
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- ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature". Retrieved 2007-05-18.
- ^ "Tooting Crater's Tangled Tale". Retrieved 2007-05-18.
- ^ "Cratering age considerations for young terranes in the inner Solar System" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-05-18.