Boeddicker (crater)
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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]
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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 |
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Coordinates | 15°S 197.7°W / -15; -197.7 |
Quadrangle | Aeolis |
Diameter | 109 km |
Eponym | Otto Boeddicker, a German astronomer (1853-1937) |
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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 has a uniformly sloped crater floor which tracks with a gradational albedo change, similar to Gusev crater to the east. Some researchers have hypothesized that this could be the result of aeolian deposition.[6]
- 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).
- A topographic map showing Boaddicker crater and the central hill which rises about 1,800 meters off the crater floor.