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    here contains only named Martian craters starting with the letter O – Z (see also lists for A – G and H – N). Large Martian craters (greater than 60 kilometers...
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  • Pettit may refer to: Pettit (lunar crater) Pettit (Martian crater), on Mars Pettit, Indiana Pettit, Kentucky Pettit, Oklahoma Pettit Creek, a creek in...
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    Pettit is a lunar impact crater that lies near the western limb of the Moon. It was named after American astronomer Edison Pettit. In this location the...
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    inaccurate. There are two dating systems now in use for Martian geological time. One is based on crater density and has three ages: Noachian, Hesperian, and...
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    Just to the southeast of the crater is the slightly larger crater Shaler. To the north of Wright is the crater Pettit. The outer rim of Wright is somewhat...
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    Lakes on Mars (redirect from Martian lakes)
    these craters. Taken together, these observations strongly suggest that water was present in these places. Some of the craters studied were Pettit, Sagan...
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    or 3. Pedestal crater in Amazonis with Dark Slope Streaks, as seen by HiRISE. Wall of Tooting Crater, as seen by HiRISE. Pettit Crater rim, as seen by...
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    Bruce Medal (1963) The asteroid 1831 Nicholson, the lunar crater Nicholson, the Martian crater Nicholson, and the feature Nicholson Regio on Ganymede were...
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    Better telescopes developed early in the 19th century allowed permanent Martian albedo features to be mapped in detail. The first crude map of Mars was...
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    layered material that reach above the crater’s rim. Gale Crater and Crommelin (Martian crater) are two craters that hold large mounds. Such tall mounds...
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    solution thereby cementing the surface. Wall of Tooting Crater, as seen by HiRISE Pettit Crater rim, as seen by HiRISE Nicholson mound with dark streaks...
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    for good view of Dark Slope Streaks. Island is just to the west of Pettit Crater. Scale bar is 500 meters long. Streamlined shape showing layers, as...
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    slope streaks. Island is just to the west of Pettit Crater. Scale bar is 500 meters long. Layers in old crater rim, in Marte Vallis as seen by HiRISE under...
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    southernmost lunar landing, until IM-1 landed further southwards in Malapert A crater on 22 February 2024. The lander was not built to withstand the cold temperatures...
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    the Martian moon Phobos as a resources base, potentially mining frozen water and carbon dioxide from the surface and eventually using hollowed craters for...
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    pose a health threat to space travelers. According to astronauts, like Don Pettit, space has a burned/metallic odor that clings to their suits and equipment...
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    the ninth planet of the Solar System. 1930 – Seth Nicholson and Edison Pettit measure the surface temperature of the Moon. 1932 – Karl Guthe Jansky recognizes...
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  • (2018-07-01). "Three-dimensional radar imaging of structures and craters in the Martian polar caps". Icarus. Mars Polar Science VI. 308: 138–147. Bibcode:2018Icar...
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