Bam (crater)
Bam is an impact crater located on the lava plains of Hesperia Planum (Mare Tyrrhenum quadrangle) on Mars at 25.79 ° S and 115.67° E, approximately 6.8 kilometers in diameter. It was named after a city in the Kerman province of Iran, having had its name approved in April 2017.[1]
Bam is considered to be one of the best well-preserved examples of impact craters on Mars, considering the overall crater morphology, thermophysical signatures, and the relatively young age of its target material.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Bam". USGS.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved April 20th, 2017.
- ^ Bina, A. et al.(2017), "LPSC XLVIII", Abstract#2856.
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