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| Region | Gusev Crater |
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| Coordinates | 14. Gusev Crater is a crater on the planet Mars and is located at 175 The "geography" of Mars, also known as areography, entails the delineation and characterization of regions on Mars. 6° S, 175. 5° E |
| Diameter | 210 m |
| Depth | 14 m |
| Discoverer | Spirit rover |
| Eponym | Lake Bonneville |
Bonneville Crater is an impact crater on Mars. Geometry, a diameter of a Circle is any straight Line segment that passes through the center of the circle and whose Endpoints are on the The depth of any crater in a solid Planet or moon - whether it is an Impact crater, a Volcanic crater, or a Subsidence crater - may MER-A ( Mars Exploration Rover - A) known as Spirit, is the first of the two rovers of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover Lake Bonneville was a prehistoric Pluvial lake that covered much of North America 's Great Basin region 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 larger body It is located within the much larger Gusev crater. Gusev Crater is a crater on the planet Mars and is located at 175 Bonneville was visited by the Mars Exploration Rover 'Spirit' in 2004, during its exploration of the floor of Gusev. MER-A ( Mars Exploration Rover - A) known as Spirit, is the first of the two rovers of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover Bonneville is also the final resting place of Spirit's heat shield, jettisoned during the landing procedure; the heat-shield could be seen glinting on the opposite wall when Spirit photographed the crater. A heat shield is a protective layer on a Spacecraft or Ballistic missile that is designed to protect it from the high Temperature of Atmospheric The crater is 210 meters in diameter, 14 meters deep and its rim rises 6. 4 meters above the surrounding terrain. [1]
Bonneville Crater is named after Lake Bonneville, an ancient lake in Utah. Lake Bonneville was a prehistoric Pluvial lake that covered much of North America 's Great Basin region The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States.
Formation and geology
The strata into which Bonneville formed is thought to be loose debris, although some of the ejecta may have originated from more competent rocks. No underlying bedrock was exposed in the crater or the numerous craterlets in Bonneville's walls. The crater is relatively pristine and in particular has not been affected by water based erosion. [1][2]
It is likely that Bonneville is a secondary crater, given its low depth to diameter ratio. Secondary craters are Impact craters formed by the Ejecta that was thrown out of a larger crater [1]
References
- ^ a b c Squyres, et al. "Surficial Deposits at Gusev Crater Along Spirit Rover Traverses". Science 305 (5685): 807 - 810. Science is the Academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is considered one of the world's most prestigious Scientific doi:. A digital object identifier ( DOI) is a permanent identifier given to an Electronic document.
- ^ Golombek, et al. Surfical geology of the Spirit rover traverse in Gusev Crater: dry and desiccating since the Hesperian. Retrieved on 2008-04-24. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to
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