Bonestell (crater)

Bonestell (crater)
	Viking Orbiter 1 mosaic with Bonestell at center
Planet	Mars
Coordinates	42°22′N 30°34′W / 42.37°N 30.57°W
Quadrangle	Mare Acidalium
Diameter	42.4 km (26.3 mi)
Eponym	Chesley Bonestell, a famous American space artist (1888-1986)

Bonestell is an impact crater in the Northern hemisphere in the Mare Acidalium quadrangle of Mars, located at 42.37° North and 30.57° West.^[1] It is 42.4 km (26.3 mi) in diameter and was named after Chesley Bonestell, a famous American space artist (1888-1986), whose drawings inspired many young people to study sciences.^[2]

Bonestell has radially grooved ejecta,^[3] similar to Poona crater.

Bonestell crater, as seen by CTX camera (on MRO).
Field of dunes on floor of Bonestell crater, as seen by CTX camera. Note: this is an enlargement of the previous photo.
Bonestell, as seen by HiRISE. Scale bar is 1000 meters long.
A topographic map illustrating the elevation of Bonestell crater.

References

^ "Mare Acidalium, MC-4" (PDF). Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (Topography map). 2014.
^ Bonestell. Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, retrieved June 19, 2011
^ Bonestell Crater, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, April 17, 2018