Beagle (crater)

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This article is about the crater on Mars. For other uses, see Beagle (disambiguation).

Martian crater Beagle
The crater Beagle on the horizon
Planet Mars
Region Meridiani Planum
Coordinates 2°06′S 5°30′W / 2.1°S 5.5°W / -2.1; -5.5Coordinates: 2°06′S 5°30′W / 2.1°S 5.5°W / -2.1; -5.5
Diameter 35 m
Depth Approx. 1-2 meters.
Discoverer Opportunity rover
Eponym HMS Beagle and Beagle 2

Beagle 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 ejecta blanket surrounding the crater Victoria, named the Victoria Annulus.[1]

A navcam mosaic looking inside the crater Beagle on Mars. Taken on sol 898.

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[edit] Other craters visited by Opportunity

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Spirit Completes Mission's Grandest Panorama, Opportunity Approaches Beagle Crater". http://www.planetary.org/news/2006/0731_Mars_Exploration_Rovers_Update_Spirit.html. Retrieved 2006-08-25. 

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