Beagle (crater)

Beagle (crater)

"This article is about the crater on Mars. For other uses, see Beagle (disambiguation)."MarsGeo-Crater
name=Beagle Crater


region=Meridiani Planum
latitude = 2.1
N_or_S = S
longitude = 5.5
E_or_W = W
diameter=35 m
depth= Approx. 1-2 meters.
discoverer=Opportunity rover
eponym="HMS Beagle" and Beagle 2

Beagle Crater is a crater on Mars in Meridiani Planum which was explored by the Opportunity rover. It was located by the rover in images taken on sol 855 (June 20, 2006), 310 metres (1,107 ft) away. It is on the edge of the much larger Victoria Crater's ejecta blanket, named the Victoria Annulus. [cite web|url=http://www.planetary.org/news/2006/0731_Mars_Exploration_Rovers_Update_Spirit.html|accessdate=2006-08-25|title=Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Spirit Completes Mission's Grandest Panorama, Opportunity Approaches Beagle Crater]

ee also

*List of craters on Mars
*Geography of Mars

Other craters visited by "Opportunity"

*Eagle Crater
*Fram Crater
*Endurance Crater
*Argo Crater
*Vostok Crater
*Erebus Crater
*Emma Dean Crater
*Victoria Crater

References

External links

* [http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov Official Mars Rovers website]
* [http://en.mars.bartal.org/?p=13 Beagle crater] (panoramic image)


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