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Boeddicker

Aeolis map.JPG
Map of Aeolis quadrangle. The Spirit Rover landed in Gusev crater. It found volcanic rocks that probably came from Apollinaris Patera. A large pile of layered rocks sits in the middle of Gale Crater.

Planet
Mars
Coordinates
15°00′S 197°42′W / 15°S 197.7°W / -15; -197.7Coordinates: 15°00′S 197°42′W / 15°S 197.7°W / -15; -197.7
Diameter
109 km
Eponym
Otto Boeddicker, a German astronomer (1853-1937)

Boeddicker is a crater in the Aeolis quadrangle of Mars, located at 15° south latitude and 197.7° west longitude. It is 109 km in diameter and was named after Otto Boeddicker, a German astronomer (1853–1937).[1][2]


Boeddicker Crater was discussed as a landing site for the 2003 Mars Exploration Rovers. It was one of 25 from a list of 185 after the FirstLanding Site Workshop for the 2003 Mars Exploration Rovers, January 24–25, 2001, at NASA Ames Research Center.[3][4][5]





  • Boeddicker Crater Floor, as seen by HiRISE.







  • West side of Boeddicker Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).







  • Enlargement of previous image showing dunes on floor of Boeddicker Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).





See also[edit]


  • Groundwater on Mars

  • Geology of Mars

  • HiRISE

  • Impact crater

  • Impact event

  • List of craters on Mars

  • Ore resources on Mars

  • Planetary nomenclature


References[edit]




  1. ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Boeddicker". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015. 


  2. ^ http://www.google.com/mars/


  3. ^ Golombek M. et al. (2001) LPS XXXII, abs. #1234.


  4. ^ http://webgis.wr.usgs.gov/mer and http://marsoweb.nas.nasa.gov/landingsites/mer2003.


  5. ^ Golombek, M., J. Grant,T. Parker, T. Schofield, D. Kass, P. Knocke, R. Roncoli, N. Bridges, S. Anderson, J. Crisp, A. Haldemann, M. Adler, W. Lee, S. Squyres, R. Arvidson, M. Carr,C. Weitz. 2002. DOWNSELECTION OF LANDING SITES FOR THE MARS EXPLORATION ROVERS. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIII 1245.pdf













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