A new global database of Mars impact craters ≥1 km: 1. Database creation, properties, and parameters

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets Vol. 117; no. E5
• Main Authors: Robbins, Stuart J., Hynek, Brian M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2012; American Geophysical Union
• Subjects: Comets; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; Geologic mapping; Mars; Mars crater database; Mars craters; Planetology; Planets; Upper mantle; impact craters; Moon; tracers; sampling; upper mantle; global; cartography; lower crust; ejecta; Mars; materials; standard samples; Astronomical catalogues; dating; data bases; uncertainties; age; Diameter

Impact craters have been used as a standard metric for a plethora of planetary applications for many decades, including age‐dating, geologic mapping and stratigraphic relationships, as tracers for surface processes, and as locations for sampling lower crust and upper mantle material. Utilizing crate...