Jezža (crater)
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Jezža Crater,as seen by HiRISE. North wall (at top) has gullies. Dark lines are dust devil tracks. Scale bar is 500 meters long. | |
| Planet | Mars |
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| Coordinates | 48°48′S 38°00′W / 48.8°S 38°WCoordinates: 48°48′S 38°00′W / 48.8°S 38°W |
| Diameter | 9.1 km |
| Eponym | a town in Russia |
Jezža Crater is a crater in the Argyre quadrangle of Mars, located at 48.8° S and 38° W. It is 9.1 km in diameter and was named after a town in Russia.[1] Impact craters generally have a rim with ejecta around them, in contrast volcanic craters usually do not have a rim or ejecta deposits. As craters get larger (greater than 10 km in diameter) they usually have a central peak.[2] The peak is caused by a rebound of the crater floor following the impact.[3]
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Jezza Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). A few gullies are just visible at the North (top) of crater.
See also
References
- ↑ Blue, Jennifer. "Jezža (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- ↑ http://www.lpi.usra.edu/publications/slidesets/stones/
- ↑ Hugh H. Kieffer (1992). Mars. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 978-0-8165-1257-7. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
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