Iazu (crater)
Crater on Mars
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Iazu is an impact crater in the Meridiani Planum extraterrestrial plain, within the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle (MC-19) region of the planet Mars. It 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 village in Dâmbovița County, southern Romania.[1]
Color-coded for minerals and annotated, Iazu crater is south of Endeavour crater | |
| Planet | Mars |
|---|---|
| Region | Meridiani Planum |
| Coordinates | 2.7°S 5.2°W |
| Quadrangle | Margaritifer Sinus |
| Diameter | 6.8 kilometers |
| Eponym | Iazu, Romania |
Bopolu (crater) is west of Iazu and Endeavour crater.
Views from orbit
From surface
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