Iazu (crater)
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Color-coded for minerals and annotated, Iazu crater is south of Endeavour crater | |
| Planet | Mars |
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| Region | Meridiani Planum |
| Coordinates | 2°42′S 5°12′W / 2.7°S 5.2°WCoordinates: 2°42′S 5°12′W / 2.7°S 5.2°W |
| Diameter | 6.8 kilometers |
| Eponym | Iazu, Romania |
Iazu is an impact crater located within the Meridiani Planum extraterrestrial plain, situated within the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle (MC-19) region of the planet Mars. This geological feature is about 7 km in diameter.[1] It is close to the landing site of the Mars Exploration Rover-B Opportunity, and its walls have been photographed by the spacecraft during its traverse to Endeavour Crater. At the time, the crater was about 38 kilometers (24 mi) away.[2] It was named in 2006 for Iazu, a commune in Dâmboviţa County, southern Romania.[1]
Annotated image showing the position of Opportunity and names for the craters Iazu, Endeavour, and Victoria
See also
References
- 1 2 "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Iazu on Mars". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
- ↑ "One Mars Rover Sees A Distant Goal; The Other Takes A New Route". NASA/JPL. 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
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