Priestley (Martian crater)
Priestley is an impact crater in the Eridania quadrangle of Mars, located at 54.4°S latitude and 229.4°W longitude. It measures 41.9 kilometers in diameter and was named after English clergyman and scientist Joseph Priestley. The naming was approved by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 1973.[1]
This article is about the crater on Mars. For the lunar crater, see Priestley (lunar crater).
The larger crater Haldane is to the northwest of Priestley.
See also
- Climate of Mars
- Geology of Mars
- Impact crater
- Impact event
- List of craters on Mars
- Ore resources on Mars
- Planetary nomenclature
References
- "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Priestley". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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