Herschel (Martian crater)
Martian impact crater Herschel based on THEMIS image | |
| Planet | Mars |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 14°54′S 130°00′E / 14.9°S 130°E |
| Quadrangle | Mare Tyrrhenum |
| Diameter | 304.5 km |
| Eponym | William Herschel & John Herschel |
Herschel is an impact crater in Mars's southern hemisphere. At roughly 304 kilometers in diameter, it is a moderately large impact crater. Located at 14.5°S, 130°E, Herschel is 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.