Teisserenc de Bort is an

impact crater An impact crater is a circular depression in the surface of a solid astronomical object formed by the hypervelocity impact of a smaller object. In contrast to volcanic craters, which result from explosion or internal collapse, impact crater ...

Mars Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Roman god of war. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin at ...

, at 0.4° N and 45.1° E. Most of it is in the Syrtis Major quadrangle. It measures in diameter and was named after French meteorologist

Léon Teisserenc de Bort Léon Philippe Teisserenc de Bort (5 November 1855 in Paris, France – 2 January 1913 in Cannes, France) was a French meteorologist and a pioneer in the field of aerology. Together with Richard Assmann (1845-1918), he is credited as co-discovere ...

(1855–1913). The name was adopted by IAU's

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in 1973. A picture below shows

dark slope streaks Dark slope streaks are narrow, avalanche-like features common on dust-covered slopes in the equatorial regions of Mars.Chuang, F.C.; Beyer, R.A.; Bridges, N.T. (2010). Modification of Martian Slope Streaks by Eolian Processes. ''Icarus,'' 205 154 ...

. The darker the streak, the newer it is.

Images

File:Wikiteisserencdebort.jpg, Teisserenc de Bort Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). File:Wikiteisserencdebortstreaks.jpg, Northern wall of Teisserenc de Bort Crater showing

, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Note this is an enlargement of the previous image.

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Impact craters on Mars Syrtis Major quadrangle {{crater-stub

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