February 2, 2012
Credits: NASA/JPL/Arizona State University (ASU) - Credits for the additional process. and color.: Dr Paolo C. Fienga/Lunar Explorer Italia/IPF
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Rabe Crater is located in the so-called "Noachis Quadrangle" of Mars, at about 43,9° South Latitude and 325,1° West Longitude. It was named after the German Astronomer Wilhelm Rabe (1893–1958). Rabe Crater lies among hundreds of thousands of other Unnamed Impact Craters in the rough-hewn Southern Highlands of Mars. Spanning approx. 108 Km (such as about 67 miles), Rabe Crater is halfway between the Martian Equator and the South Pole, to the West of the giant Impact Basin known as "Hellas". Only two Surface Features distinguish Rabe Crater apart from most of many other Unnamed Craters on Mars: it has a substantially (but always relatively) Flat Floor, with a Pit that sunk into it, plus a very large Dunefield. Orbit Number: 43641 Latitude: 43,5516° South Longitude: 34,2324° East Instrument: VIS Captured: October, 16th, 2011 Mars Local Time (M.L.T.): 15:29 (Early Afternoon) This frame has been colorized in Absolute Natural Colors (such as the colors that a human eye would actually perceive if someone were onboard the NASA - Mars Odyssey Orbiter and then looked down towards the Surface of Mars), by using an original technique created - and, in time, dramatically improved - by the Lunar Explorer Italia Team. |
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