Tikhonravov (crater)
{{Infobox crater data
| titlecolor = #FA8072
| title = Tikonravov
| image = Tikhonravov - PIA00172-MC-12-ArabiaRegion-19980605 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Viking 1 Orbiter photo
| coordinate_title = Coordinates
| globe = Mars
| coordinates = {{coord|13.3|N|35.9|E|globe:mars_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| diameter = {{cvt|344|km}}
| eponym = Mikhail Tikhonravov
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Tikhonravov is a large, eroded crater in the Arabia quadrangle of Mars. It is {{convert|344|km|0}} in diameter and was named after Mikhail Tikhonravov, a Russian rocket scientist.{{Cite web |title=Planetary Names |url=https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/6001 |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov}} Tikhonravov is believed to have once held a giant lake that drained into the {{convert|4,500|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} Naktong-Scamander-Mamers lake-chain system. An inflow and outflow channel has been identified.Fassett, C. and J. Head III. 2008. "Valley network-fed, open-basin lakes on Mars: Distribution and implications for Noachian surface and subsurface hydrology". Icarus: 198. 39–56. Many craters once contained lakes.Cabrol, N. and E. Grin. 2001. "The Evolution of Lacustrine Environments on Mars: Is Mars Only Hydrologically Dormant?" Icarus: 149, 291–328.Fassett, C. and J. Head. 2008. "Open-basin lakes on Mars: Distribution and implications for Noachian surface and subsurface hydrology". Icarus: 198, 37–56.
Pedestal craters
Some craters in Tikhonravov are classified as pedestal craters. A pedestal crater is a crater with its ejecta sitting above the surrounding terrain. They form when an impact crater ejects material which forms an erosion resistant layer, thus causing the immediate area to erode more slowly than the rest of the region. The result is that both the crater and its ejecta blanket stand above the surroundings.{{Cite web |title=HiRISE {{!}} The Margin of a Pedestal Crater (PSP_008508_1870) |url=https://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_008508_1870 |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=hirise.lpl.arizona.edu}}
Gallery
File:Tikhonravov crater 692A10.jpg|Oblique Viking Orbiter 1 view of Tikhonravov
Image:Arabia map.JPG|Map of Arabia quadrangle with major craters.
Image:Tikonravev Crater Floor.JPG|Tikhonravov crater floor, as seen by Mars Global Surveyor. Click on image to see dark slope streaks and layers.
Image:Tikhonravov Basin Streaks.JPG|Streaks on side of pedestal crater in Tikhonravov, as seen by HiRISE. Scale bar is 500 meters long. Click on image to see close-up of the crater edge.
Image:Layers in a crater in Arabia.JPG| Close-up of layers in Tikhonravov in Arabia, as seen by Mars Global Surveyor, under the MOC Public Targeting Program. Layers may form from volcanoes, the wind, or by deposition under water. The craters on the left are pedestal craters.
ESP 045455 1930layers.jpg|Layers under cap rock of a pedestal crater, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program. Pedestal crater is within the much larger Tikhonravov Crater.
Image:ESP 025609layers.jpg|Layers under cap rock of a pedestal crater, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program. Pedestal crater is within the much larger Tikhonravov.
Image:25609layersclose.jpg|Close-up of some layers under cap rock of a pedestal crater, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program.
Image:25609layersstreak.jpg|Close-up of some layers under cap rock of a pedestal crater and a dark slope streak, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program.
See also
References
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