Heaviside (Martian crater)

Heaviside crater as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).

Gullies in a crater that is on the floor of Heaviside crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Note: this is an enlargement of the previous image of Heaviside crater.

Heaviside Crater is an impact crater in the Mare Australe quadrangle of Mars, located at 70.7°S latitude and 95.3°W longitude. It is 87.4  km in diameter and was named after [Oliver Heaviside[]], and the name was approved in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).

See also

• Climate of Mars
• Geology of Mars
• Impact crater
• List of craters on Mars
• Martian Gullies