Perrotin (Martian crater)

Perrotin is a crater in the Coprates quadrangle of Mars, located at 2.82°S latitude and 77.94°W longitude. It is 82.82 km in diameter and was named after Henri A. Perrotin, a French astronomer who studied dark lineations on the planet. Its name was approved in 1988.[1]

The northwest of the Coprates quadrangle, Perrotin is on the top left of the quadrangle map
Perrotin (crater)
THEMIS image of Perrotin crater
PlanetMars
RegionCoprates quadrangle
Coordinates2.82°S 77.94°W / -2.82; -77.94
QuadrangleCoprates
Diameter82.82 km
DiscovererMariner 9
EponymHenri A. Perrotin

See also

References

  1. "Perrotin". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (USGS). International Astronomical Union. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
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