Saheki_(crater)

Saheki (crater)

Saheki (crater)

Crater on Mars

Saheki is a crater on Mars, located in the Iapygia quadrangle at 21.75° S and 286.97° W. It measures approximately 82 kilometers in diameter and was named after Tsuneo Saheki, a Japanese amateur astronomer (1916–1996). The naming was adopted by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 2006.[1]

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The crater contains a number of alluvial fans, which are preserved in inverted relief.[2]

  • MOLA map showing Saheki Crater and nearby craters. Colors indicate elevations.
  • A smaller crater inset within Saheki Crater, as seen by HiRISE.
  • Close-up of Saheki Crater layers, as seen by HiRISE.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Planetary Names: Welcome". Planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  2. [2]
    Morgan, A.M.; Howard, A.D.; Hobley, D.E.J.; Moore, J.M.; Dietrich, W.E.; Williams, R.M.E.; Burr, D.M.; Grant, J.A.; Wilson, S.A.; Matsubara, Y. (2014). "Sedimentology and climatic environment of alluvial fans in the martian Saheki crater and a comparison with terrestrial fans in the Atacama Desert" (PDF). Icarus. 229: 131–156. Bibcode:2014Icar..229..131M. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2013.11.007.


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