Distribution of named craters in the Solar System as of 2017.
This is a list of craters on Mars. Impact craters on Mars larger than 1 km (0.62 mi) exist by the hundreds of thousands, but only about one thousand of them have names.[1] Names are assigned by the International Astronomical Union after petitioning by relevant scientists, and in general, only craters that have a significant research interest are given names. Martian craters are named after famous scientists and science fiction authors, or if less than 60 km (37 mi) in diameter, after towns on Earth. Craters cannot be named for living people, and names for small craters are rarely intended to commemorate a specific town.[2] Latitude and longitude are given as planetographic coordinates with west longitude.
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central peaks of many large cratersonMars have pit craters at their summits. Central pit craters are rare on the Moon but are very common onMars and the...
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alphabetical listof named rocks (and meteorites) found onMars, by mission. This list is a sampling of rocks viewed, and is not an exhaustive listing. A more...
scarred by countless impact craters. The largest of these is the Hellas impact basin. See listofcratersonMars. Mars has two permanent polar ice caps...
Breccia Dikes and Crater-Related Faults in Impact CratersonMars: Erosion and Exposure on the Floor of a 75-km Diameter Crater at the Dichotomy Boundary...
cratered surfaces are old, and sparsely cratered surfaces are young. Old surfaces have many big craters, and young surfaces have mostly small craters...
smaller object. In contrast to volcanic craters, which result from explosion or internal collapse, impact craters typically have raised rims and floors...
largest impact craterson various worlds of the Solar System. For a full listof named craters, see Listofcraters in the Solar System. Listof Solar System...
exposed at the surface across several locations onMars. In the mid-latitudes, it is exposed by impact craters, steep scarps and gullies. Additionally, water...
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