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Sklodowska may refer to:
- The maiden name of Marie Curie, a Polish chemist
- Sklodowska (lunar crater), a crater on the Moon
- Sklodowska (Martian crater), a crater on Mars
Sklodowska (Skłodowska) is a large lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon. It lies just past the southeastern limb, and can sometimes be viewed from Earth under favorable conditions of libration and illumination. The crater is located to the northeast of the older walled plain Curie, and to the southwest of Pasteur, another walled plain.
This is a prominent crater with a well-defined rim and little appearance of wear from impact erosion. The edge forms a rough circle, but it is irregular with a number of small outward bulges, particularly to the south and southwest. The small crater Sklodowska J intrudes slightly into the southeastern rim.
The inner walls have a system of multiple terraces, and there are some slumped shelves along the northeastern side. The inner wall is somewhat narrower along the north and wider to the south and northeast. Within the crater the interior floor is a nearly level plain that is marked by a number of small craterlets. There is a prominent central peak formation at the crater midpoint, which consists of two ridges separated by a narrow valley. The larger of the two peaks lies to the northeast of the center, while the smaller is to the southwest.
This crater gained its title from the birth name of Maria Skłodowska-Curie, the Polish-born French scientist.
Sklodowska is a Martian crater located in the Mare Acidalium quadrangle at 33.7°N and 2.9°W. It is in diameter and was discovered in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). It is named after Polish chemist Maria Sklodowska-Curie, better known as Marie Curie.
Wikisklodowskamola.jpg|MOLA map showing Sklowska Crater and other nearby craters. Color indicates elevation.
Pictures of Sklodowska show numerous branched channels along its rim. Some are visible in the pictures below.
Wikisklodowska.jpg| Sklodowska Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Small channels are visible along the eroded, southern rim. Wikisklodowskachannels.jpg|Channels in Sklodowska Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Note: this is an enlargement of the previous image. WikisklodowskaESP 035500 2130.jpg|Channels in Sklodowska Crater, as seen by HiRISE under the HiWish program.