Pickering (Martian crater)
# Pickering (Martian crater)

Pickering Crater is a crater in the Phaethontis quadrangle on Mars, located at 33.1° south latitude and 132.5° west longitude. It is 115 kilometres (71 mi) in diameter.

Lava flow fronts are visible within the crater, and the source of the lava is Arsia Mons. The lava has flowed around the central peak of the crater.

The crater was named after several people: Edward Charles Pickering, American astronomer (1846–1919); his brother William Henry Pickering, American astronomer (1858–1938); and Sir William Hayward Pickering (unrelated), New Zealand-American engineer (1910–2004).

* Western edge of Pickering Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
* Lava flows on floor of Pickering Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Lava flowed in crater, and then stopped as it reached higher ground. Note: this is an enlargement of previous image.
* Middle portion of Pickering Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Arrows indicate edges of lava flows.
