Why it matters

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

What happenedHouston 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

直径1.9827 km
Depthnot listed
Agenot specified in the Gazetteer
状态已确认
Coordinates48.226° N / 135.947° E
Record levelminimal

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

科学档案

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

重建图廊

更多陨石坑视觉解读

如果已验证图像不足，档案会补充科学重建：不是用幻想替代事实，而是与来源清晰区分的视觉假设。

世界调色Martian rust, dust, and ochre
Scientific-editorial reconstruction for the minimal Houston record on Mars.
当前视觉预览基础图版：来源图像、轨道资料或编辑图版，视觉解读从这里开始。
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

每张档案都需要视觉预览：现有图像、经过美学处理的来源，或科学重建图。

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

研究历史

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

来源

CSVJSONHouston. 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

事实

  • Target body: Mars.
  • Gazetteer diameter: 1.9827 km.
  • Source link: http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2561
Glossaryejecta, impact melt, breccia, central peak, erosion
Classroom questionWhich evidence separates an impact crater from a volcanic caldera?
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