Why it matters

This minimal profile preserves the nomenclature name, center coordinates, diameter, and source; scientific interpretation will be expanded editorially.

What happenedAlitus is an officially named crater on Mars. This profile was imported from the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature as a minimal Crater.world catalog record.
Why it mattersThis minimal profile preserves the nomenclature name, center coordinates, diameter, and source; scientific interpretation will be expanded editorially.
How scientists knowGazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Measurements and uncertainty

Diámetro49.99918 km
Depthnot listed
Agenot specified in the Gazetteer
EstadoConfirmado
Coordinates34.912° S / 38.143° W
Record levelminimal

Seed record: coordinates and diameter support navigation, while geology, age, and visual rights need enrichment.

Perfil científico

The Gazetteer provides the nomenclature and coordinate baseline. Morphology, age, and geological context require later review against mission data and specialist publications.

Data provenanceGazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Galería de reconstrucción

Más lecturas visuales del cráter

Si la imagen verificada no basta, la ficha recibe una reconstrucción científica: no fantasía en lugar de dato, sino una hipótesis visual separada de las fuentes.

Paleta del mundoMartian rust, dust, and ochre
Scientific-editorial reconstruction for the minimal Alitus record on Mars.
Vista visual actualPlaca base: fuente, material orbital o lámina editorial donde empieza la lectura visual.
Reverse reconstructionmoving from the present trace back to the impact event
Chronological inversionreading the object from future state back through earlier layers
The present as an archive of the futuretreating today's profile as evidence for future analysis

Visual reconstruction

Reverse reconstruction → Chronological inversion → Bidirectional analysis → The present as an archive of the future

Cada ficha necesita una vista previa visual: una imagen existente, una fuente tratada estéticamente o una reconstrucción científica.

Reverse reconstructionmoving from the present trace back to the impact event
Chronological inversionreading the object from future state back through earlier layers
Bidirectional analysischecking past-to-present and present-to-past interpretations
The present as an archive of the futuretreating today's profile as evidence for future analysis

Historia de investigación

IAU status: Adopted by IAU. Gazetteer approval date: 1979/01/01 00:00:00.

Fuentes

CSVJSONAlitus. Crater.world record. Last reviewed 2026-05-08.
Last reviewed
2026-05-08
Source baseline
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
Uncertainty note
Seed record: coordinates and diameter support navigation, while geology, age, and visual rights need enrichment.
Gazetteer of Planetary NomenclatureInternational Astronomical Union / USGS

Education mode

Datos

  • Target body: Mars.
  • Gazetteer diameter: 49.99918 km.
  • Source link: http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/189
Glossaryejecta, impact melt, breccia, central peak, erosion
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