Pettit (Martian crater)
# Pettit (Martian crater)

Pettit Crater is a crater in the Amazonis quadrangle of Mars, located at 12.39° north latitude and 173.87° west longitude. Pettit lies west of the giant volcano Olympus Mons. It is 92.49 km in diameter and was named after Edison Pettit, an American astronomer (1890–1962).

## Gallery

* Pettit Crater Rim, as seen by HiRISE.
* Map of Amazonis. Nicholson crater sits right on equator.
* CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter) image of central peak of Pettit Crater. Some dark slope streaks are visible.
