Proctor_(Martian_crater)

Proctor (Martian crater)

Proctor (Martian crater)

Crater on Mars

This article is about the crater on Mars. For the lunar crater, see Proctor (lunar crater).

Proctor is a large crater in the Noachis quadrangle of Mars. It was named in 1973 after Richard A. Proctor, a British astronomer (1837–1888).[1]

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Dune fields

The crater contains a 35 x 65 km dark dune field.[2][3] It was one of the first sand dune fields ever recognized on Mars based on Mariner 9 images.[4] The crater's dunes are being monitored by HiRISE to identify changes over time.[5]

  • Topographical map showing location of Proctor crater and other nearby craters
  • Another Viking image of the dunes in Proctor and in nearby craters
  • Proctor crater transverse aeolian ridges and Dunes, as seen by HiRISE
  • HiRISE image of the crater with transverse aeolian ridges surrounding a large dune
  • The edge of a dark dune field on the floor of Proctor crater
  • Dune field on floor of Proctor crater, as seen by CTX camera on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
  • Close-up of dunes on floor of Proctor crater, as seen by CTX camera on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. This is an enlargement of part of previous image.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Proctor". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  2. [2]
    Fenton, L. K. (2005). "Seasonal Movement of Material on Dunes in Proctor Crater, Mars: Possible Present-Day Sand Saltation" (PDF). Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVI (2005).
  3. [3]
    Mary Chapman, ed. (2007). The Geology of Mars: Evidence from Earth-Based Analogs. Cambridge University Press. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-521-83292-2.
  4. [4]
    "Dune Activity in Proctor Crater". Mars Global Surveyor - Mars Orbiter Camera - MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-170. Malin Space Science Systems. 10 August 1999.
  5. [5]
    Bridges, Nathan (9 March 2009). "Sand Dunes and Ripples in Proctor Crater". HiRISE Operations Center.
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