Obock (crater)

Coordinates: 2°00′S 209°30′W / 2°S 209.5°W / -2; -209.5
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Obock
MRO CTX image
PlanetMars
RegionAeolis quadrangle
Coordinates2°00′S 209°30′W / 2°S 209.5°W / -2; -209.5
QuadrangleAeolis
Diameter14.5 km
EponymObock Region
Viking Orbiter 1 image with Neves crater (right of center) and Obock crater (upper right)

Obock is an impact crater on Mars, within the Aeolis Dorsa on the edge of Elysium Planitia. The crater was named after the Obock Region, Djibouti, by the IAU in 2013.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Obock". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 15 November 2020.