Iazu (crater)
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Iazu is an impact crater
located in Meridiani Planum
on Mars
, about 7 km in diameter. 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 kilometres (23.6 mi) away.
Impact crater
In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body...
located in Meridiani Planum
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...
, about 7 km in diameter. It is close to the landing site of the Mars Exploration Rover
Mars Exploration Rover
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Mission is an ongoing robotic space mission involving two rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, exploring the planet Mars...
-B Opportunity
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...
, and its walls have been photographed by the spacecraft during its traverse to Endeavour crater
Endeavour (crater)
Endeavour is an impact crater located in Meridiani Planum on Mars. Endeavour is in diameter. Using Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter data, phyllosilicate-bearing outcrops have been detected along the rim of this crater. These minerals may have formed under wet conditions in a low-acidic environment...
. At the time, the crater was about 38 kilometres (23.6 mi) away.