Endurance Crater

E487198
Martian crater impact crater

Endurance Crater is a Martian impact crater on Meridiani Planum that was extensively studied by NASA’s Opportunity rover for insights into the planet’s geologic and aqueous history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Martian crater ⓘ
impact crater ⓘ
containsFeature "blueberries" ⓘ
concretions ⓘ
hematite spherules ⓘ
containsMineral hematite ⓘ
jarosite ⓘ
sulfates ⓘ
entryDateByOpportunity 2004-06-08 ⓘ
entryPointName Karatepe NERFINISHED ⓘ
explorationRole key site for reconstructing Meridiani Planum depositional history ⓘ
provided deep stratigraphic section of Burns formation ⓘ
exploredInMission Mars Exploration Rover mission NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDepth approximately 20 meters ⓘ
hasDiameter approximately 130 meters ⓘ
hasEvidenceFor aqueous alteration ⓘ
cross-bedding in rocks ⓘ
eolian processes ⓘ
past water activity ⓘ
possible shallow water environments ⓘ
sulfate-rich rocks ⓘ
hasFeature dune-like ripples ⓘ
exposed bedrock ⓘ
rock outcrops ⓘ
sand deposits ⓘ
steep inner walls ⓘ
hasInterior central sand-covered floor ⓘ
sloping interior walls ⓘ
hasNamedOutcrop Axel Heiberg NERFINISHED ⓘ
Burns Cliff NERFINISHED ⓘ
Burns formation outcrops ⓘ
Escher NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kalahari NERFINISHED ⓘ
Karatepe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kirchner NERFINISHED ⓘ
Olympia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wopmay NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRim rocky rim ⓘ
hasShape roughly circular ⓘ
hasStratigraphy layered sedimentary rocks ⓘ
locatedInRegion Meridiani Planum NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ
observedByInstrument APXS NERFINISHED ⓘ
Microscopic Imager NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mini-TES NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mössbauer spectrometer NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pancam NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryScienceGoal study Martian aqueous history ⓘ
study Martian geologic history ⓘ
rockTypeObserved fine-grained sedimentary rocks ⓘ
hematite-bearing rocks ⓘ
sulfate-rich sandstones ⓘ
studiedBy Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity NERFINISHED ⓘ
Opportunity rover NERFINISHED ⓘ
visitedBy Opportunity rover NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Opportunity rover → notableSiteExplored → Endurance Crater ⓘ
subject surface form: Opportunity
Opportunity → exploredFeature → Endurance Crater ⓘ
Meridiani Planum → containsFeature → Endurance Crater ⓘ