Iazu (crater)
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Iazu is an impact crater in the Meridiani Planum extraterrestrial plain, within the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle (MC-19) region of the planet Mars. It is about 7 km in diameter.[1] 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 kilometers (24 mi) away.[2] It was named in 2006 for Iazu, a village in Dâmbovița County, southern Romania.[1]
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Planet | Mars |
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Region | Meridiani Planum |
Coordinates | 2.7°S 5.2°W / -2.7; -5.2 |
Quadrangle | Margaritifer Sinus |
Diameter | 6.8 kilometers |
Eponym | Iazu, Romania |
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Bopolu (crater) is west of Iazu and Endeavour crater.