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Argo (crater)
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Argo is a crater located in the Meridiani Planum
, on Mars
, that was visited by the Opportunity rover
approximately on its 365th Martian sol. The crater is located approximately 300 metres (984.3 ft) south of the heat shield and Heat Shield Rock
.
Meridiani Planum
Meridiani Planum is a plain located 2 degrees south of Mars' equator , in the westernmost portion of Terra Meridiani. It hosts a rare occurrence of gray crystalline hematite...
, on Mars
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, Mars. It is often described as the "Red Planet", as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance...
, that was visited by the Opportunity rover
Opportunity rover
Opportunity, MER-B , is a robotic rover on the planet Mars, active since 2004. It is the remaining rover in NASA's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission...
approximately on its 365th Martian sol. The crater is located approximately 300 metres (984.3 ft) south of the heat shield and Heat Shield Rock
Heat Shield Rock
Heat Shield Rock is a basketball-sized iron-nickel meteorite found on Mars by the Mars rover Opportunity in January 2005. The meteorite was formally named Meridiani Planum meteorite by the Meteoritical Society in October, 2005 .-Discovery:Opportunity encountered the meteorite entirely by chance,...
.