Kuiper (Martian crater)

Kuiper Crater

Location of Kuiper Crater
Planet	Mars
Coordinates	57°24′S 157°18′W / 57.4°S 157.3°W / -57.4; -157.3Coordinates: 57°24′S 157°18′W / 57.4°S 157.3°W / -57.4; -157.3
Diameter	87 km
Eponym	Gerard Peter Kuiper

Kuiper Crater is an impact crater in the Phaethontis quadrangle of Mars, located at 57.4°S latitude and 157.3°W longitude. It is 87.0 km in diameter and was named after Gerard Peter Kuiper, and the name was approved in 1976.

Nearby prominent named craters include Nordenskiöld to the north, Millman to the northeast, Wright to the east southeast and the Keeler-Trumpler crater pair to the southeast.