Eagle Crater
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Eagle Crater is a small impact crater on Mars that gained prominence as the landing site and initial exploration area of NASA’s Opportunity rover.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Martian surface feature
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impact crater ⓘ |
| accessedBy | airbag-assisted landing system of Opportunity ⓘ |
| associatedMission | Mars Exploration Rover mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogedIn | USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
rock outcrop exposures along inner rim
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rock outcrop named "Opportunity Ledge" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | areocentric coordinates ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 22 meters ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| entryEvent | Opportunity came to rest inside the crater after landing ⓘ |
| evidenceIndicates | past presence of liquid water in Meridiani Planum ⓘ |
| explorationStart | January 2004 ⓘ |
| exploredBy | Opportunity rover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorMaterial | fine-grained regolith and exposed bedrock ⓘ |
| gainedProminenceAs | initial exploration site of Opportunity rover ⓘ |
| geologicContext | Noachian to Hesperian-aged terrains of Meridiani Planum ⓘ |
| imagedBy |
Navcam on Opportunity rover
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pancam on Opportunity rover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imagedFromOrbitBy |
Mars Global Surveyor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingDateContext | Opportunity landed in January 2004 ⓘ |
| landingSiteOf |
Mars Exploration Rover B
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Opportunity rover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Meridiani Planum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionPhaseRole | initial landing and checkout site for Opportunity ⓘ |
| namedAfter | eagle (common noun, not a specific person) ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Endurance Crater
NERFINISHED
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Meridiani Planum plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evidence of past water activity on Mars
ⓘ
hematite-rich spherules ("blueberries") ⓘ layered sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| operatedBy | NASA ⓘ |
| planetaryBody | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rimType | low rim ⓘ |
| scienceObjective |
search for evidence of past liquid water
ⓘ
study of Martian sedimentary processes ⓘ |
| scientificSignificance | key site for early Opportunity mission discoveries ⓘ |
| shape | nearly circular ⓘ |
| surfaceType | sedimentary outcrop exposures ⓘ |
| terrain | relatively flat plains with small impact features ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Opportunity