Bond (crater)

Bond is a crater in the Argyre quadrangle on Mars, located at 33.2° south latitude and 36° west longitude. It is 105 km in diameter and was named after George P. Bond, an American astronomer (1825–1865).[1][2]

Bond (crater)
Bond crater (bottom), Uzboi Vallis, and Martynov crater (top) (Viking Orbiter 1 image)
PlanetMars
Coordinates33.2°S 36°W / -33.2; -36
QuadrangleArgyre
Diameter105 km
EponymGeorge P. Bond

Uzboi Vallis, an outflow channel is north of Bond, as is the crater Martynov. To the south is Hale.

  • Map showing location of Bond crater
  • Bond crater, as seen by CTX camera on MRO. There is an impact crater in the center of the crater, along with a curved ridge.
  • Bond crater floor, as seen by HiRISE.

See also

References
  1. "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Bond". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  2. Schmadel 2012, p. 115.

Further reading


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