Meridiani Planum
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Meridiani Planum is a flat, ancient plain on Mars notable for its layered sedimentary rocks and mineral evidence of past water, famously explored by NASA's Opportunity rover.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meridiani Planum canonical | 5 |
| Meridiani Sinus albedo feature | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological region on Mars
ⓘ
plain on Mars ⓘ |
| approximateLatitude | 2°S ⓘ |
| approximateLongitude | 6°W ⓘ |
| containsFeature |
Eagle Crater
ⓘ
Endeavour Crater ⓘ Endurance Crater ⓘ Victoria Crater ⓘ |
| containsMineral |
hematite
ⓘ
sulfates ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | planetocentric latitude, east longitude ⓘ |
| discoveredFeature | “blueberries” (hematite spherules) ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToDatum | low-lying region ⓘ |
| evidenceFor | past liquid water on Mars ⓘ |
| explorationEndYear | 2018 (Opportunity operations) ⓘ |
| explorationStartYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| exploredBy |
Opportunity rover
ⓘ
surface form:
Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
|
| geologicalAge | ancient ⓘ |
| hostedMission |
Mars Exploration Rover mission
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Mars Exploration Rover mission
|
| landingDate | 2004-01-25 (Opportunity) ⓘ |
| landingSiteOf |
Opportunity rover
ⓘ
surface form:
Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
|
| locatedInHemisphere | Martian eastern hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedOnPlanet | Mars ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Meridiani Planum
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Meridiani Sinus albedo feature
|
| notableFor |
layered sedimentary rocks
ⓘ
mineral evidence of past water ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Mars Global Surveyor
ⓘ
Mars Odyssey mission ⓘ
surface form:
Mars Odyssey
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter ⓘ |
| rockType | sedimentary rock ⓘ |
| scientificSignificance | key site for studying aqueous alteration on Mars ⓘ |
| shows |
cross-bedding in rock layers
ⓘ
evaporite deposits ⓘ |
| surfaceMaterial |
basaltic sand
ⓘ
hematite-rich spherules ⓘ |
| terrainType | flat plain ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Opportunity
this entity surface form:
Meridiani Sinus albedo feature