Herschel (Martian crater)
Herschel is a 304 kilometer impact crater in the Martian southern hemisphere, at 14.5°S, 130°E, located in the Mare Tyrrhenum region of Mars. The crater is jointly named after the seventeenth/eighteenth century father and son astronomers William Herschel and John Herschel.
Martian impact crater Herschel based on THEMIS image | |
| Planet | Mars |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 14.9°S 130°E |
| Quadrangle | Mare Tyrrhenum |
| Diameter | 304.5 km |
| Eponym | William Herschel & John Herschel |
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