Glaciers, loosely defined as patches of currently or recently flowing ice, are thought to be present across large but restricted areas of the modern Martian surface, and are inferred to have been more widely distributed at times in the past.[4][5]
Cruls Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Arrows indicate old glaciers.
Old glaciers in Cruls Crater, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program.
This topographic map was created using Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) technology on the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft. This image is a screenshot of RedMapper's website and shows the north rim of Cruls crater.
This topographic map was created using Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) technology on the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft. This image is a screenshot of RedMapper's website and shows the south rim of Cruls crater.
cruls, crater, cruls, impact, crater, eridania, quadrangle, mars, diameter, name, assigned, 1973, international, astronomical, union, honor, brazilian, astronomer, luís, cruls, evidence, previous, glacial, activity, evident, images, cruls, martian, impact, cra. Cruls is an impact crater in the Eridania quadrangle on Mars at 42 91 S and 163 03 E and is 87 89 km in diameter Its name was assigned in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union in honor of Brazilian astronomer Luis Cruls 1 Evidence of previous glacial activity is evident in images 3 Cruls 1 Martian impact crater Cruls based on Mars Odyssey Orbiter THEMIS IR image 2 PlanetMarsCoordinates42 55 S 163 02 E 42 91 S 163 03 E 42 91 163 03QuadrangleEridaniaDiameter87 89 kmEponymLuis Cruls Brazilian astronomer Glacial Features editGlaciers loosely defined as patches of currently or recently flowing ice are thought to be present across large but restricted areas of the modern Martian surface and are inferred to have been more widely distributed at times in the past 4 5 nbsp Close up of Glacial Flow Features in Cruls Crater HiRISE Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter nbsp Cruls Crater as seen by CTX camera on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Arrows indicate old glaciers nbsp Old glaciers in Cruls Crater as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program nbsp This topographic map was created using Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter MOLA technology on the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft This image is a screenshot of RedMapper s website and shows the north rim of Cruls crater nbsp This topographic map was created using Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter MOLA technology on the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft This image is a screenshot of RedMapper s website and shows the south rim of Cruls crater See also editList of craters on MarsReferences edit a b IAU USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature USGS PILOT Planetary Image Locator Tool NASA JPL University of Arizona Flow Features in Cruls Crater The Surface of Mars Series Cambridge Planetary Science No 6 ISBN 978 0 511 26688 1 Michael H Carr United States Geological Survey Menlo Park Hugh H Kieffer 1992 Mars University of Arizona Press ISBN 978 0 8165 1257 7 Retrieved March 7 2011 Portal nbsp Solar System nbsp This article about the planet Mars or its moons is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an extraterrestrial geological feature is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cruls crater amp oldid 1076928451, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
