Crater Fact Friday: there's lots of unusual types of craters across the Solar System! One of our favorite types is pedestal craters, which have ejecta blankets that sit above the surrounding terrain, forming a raised platform (like a pedestal). Many of these can be found on Mars.

One of the major focuses of future Artemis missions is landing on the lunar south pole near permanently shadowed craters. These types of craters are unique, as their locations near the poles of the Moon mean that - as the name implies - some portion of their interior is always in darkness.

Whose excited for the Artemis II launch?! 🚀

Need to catch up on #ArtemisII science ahead of today's launch attempt to the MOON? See our explainer at @nature.com 🧪🔭 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Okay what about Linńe!?

What a beautiful looking impact basin on the top right! (Her name is Gertrude if you’re wondering!) This is the biggest impact crater of the Uranian satellites, measuring at ~325 km in diameter.

Crater Fact Friday ☄️DID YOU KNOW☄️ impact cratering is the most ubiquitous surface process in the solar system? We see impact craters on almost every solid surface body (with *maybe* the exception of Io!) Can you guess where these impact craters formed?

The Planetary Crater Consortium (PCC) was originally established in 1998 as the Mars Crater Consortium. In 2010 PCC was formed as we aimed to facilitate collaborations between planetary scientists interested in any aspect of impact craters on solar system bodies (planets🌏moons🌗 asteroids☄️ comets!)

Hello! 👋 We are the Planetary Cratering Consortium, a community-led organization of planetary scientists interested in all aspects of impact cratering. Follow us for up-to-date info about cratering news, fun crater facts, and upcoming meetings ☄️