Neukum (Martian crater)
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Crater on Mars
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RegionNoachis quadrangle
 Viking Orbiter 1 image with Neukum in lower right | |
| Planet | Mars |
|---|---|
| Region | Noachis quadrangle |
| Coordinates | 44°54′S 28°24′W / 44.9°S 28.4°W / -44.9; -28.4 |
| Quadrangle | Argyre |
| Diameter | 102 km (63 mi) |
| Eponym | Gerhard Neukum |
Neukum is an impact crater on Mars. The crater was named after German planetary scientist Gerhard Neukum, by the IAU in 2017.[1]
The crater floor has two large, irregularly shaped pits, and these occur regionally in and between other nearby craters. The crater itself is believed to be at least 3.5 to 3.7 Ga in age, with various younger ages for surficial deposits including a prominent dune field of basaltic material.[2]
Gerhard Neukum, after which this crater is named, was instrumental in development of the ESA's Mars Express orbiter.[3]
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External links
- Flight over the Crater Neukum of Mars, FUBPlanetarySciences video
References
- ↑ "Neukum". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ↑ Absolute Model Ages and Stratigraphy of Neukum Crater Geologic Units, 2018, H. Hiesinger et al. 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2018 (LPI Contrib. No. 2083).
- ↑ Gerhard Neukum 1944-2014, biographical note at American Astronomical Society
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