It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 2006, after Richard C. Aster, Professor of Geophysics at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, who has been involved in volcanological studies at the Mount Erebus volcano observatory on Ross Island, with ice, ocean, and tectonic seismic source research, and with seismological, tectonic, and structural studies of Antarctica.
glacier | Aster | Huron Glacier | Glacier | Aster (genus) | Kaliakra Glacier | Beardmore Glacier | Aster tripolium | Pine Island Glacier | Morton Glacier | Huntress Glacier | Ekblad Glacier | Aster Ganno | aster | West Glacier, Montana | Union Glacier | Solun Glacier | Rutgers Glacier | Richard C. Aster | Glacier Peak | Geikie Glacier | Fairweather Glacier | East Glacier Park Village, Montana | Drygalski Glacier | Depot Glacier | Baltoro Glacier | aster (genus) | ASTER | Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park | Wapta Glacier |