Waspie_Dwarf Posted January 18, 2018 #1 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Crater Neukum named after Mars Express founder Quote A fascinating martian crater has been chosen to honour the German physicist and planetary scientist, Gerhard Neukum, one of the founders of ESA’s Mars Express mission. The International Astronomical Union named the 102 km-wide crater in the Noachis Terra region “Neukum” in September last year after the camera’s leader, who died in 2014. Professor Neukum inspired and led the development of the high-resolution stereo camera on Mars Express, which helped to establish the regional geology and topography of Mars. Read More: ESA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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