Bopolu (crater)

Bopoulu
Planet Mars
Region Meridiani Planum
Diameter 19 kilometres (12 mi)[1][2]

Bopolu is an impact crater located within the Meridiani Planum extraterrestrial plain of Mars.[2] Bopulu was seen by Opportunity rover in 2010 in the distance, and with some of its rim visible.[2] Bopoplu was officially named in 2006 along with 31 Mars craters.[3] Research has indicated that the impact that is thought to have created Bopulu went so deep that it went though existing layers and ejected older material from Mars' Noachian period.[1] Bopulu is a 19 kilometres (12 mi) diameter wide crater south of the Opportunity MER-B landing site, a rover which operated in the region starting in 2004 and therefore resulted in greater exploration and study of craters in this region.[1] Bopulu was identified as a possible source for the Bounce Rock ejecta fragment[1] Bounce rock, which was examined by the MER-B rover, was found to be similar in composition to the shergottite class of Mars meteorite found on Earth (Meteorites found on Earth determined to be from Mars).[1]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference PIA12980 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA14995

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Opportunity Mars Rover mission: Overview and selected results from Purgatory ripple to traverses to Endeavour crater
  2. 1 2 3 http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mer/images/pia12980.html
  3. ↑ http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/news/nomenclature/names-approved-for-31-craters-on-mars

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