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Coordinates: 2°42′S 5°12′W / 2.7°S 5.2°W / -2.7; -5.2
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{{short description|Crater on Mars}}
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{{Infobox Mars crater

|name=Iazu
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{{Infobox crater data
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|image= [[File:Meridiani Planum PIA13704.jpg|thumb|250px|Color-coded for minerals and annotated, Iazu crater is south of Endeavour crater]]
| titlecolor = #FA8072
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|region=[[Meridiani Planum]]
| title = Iazu
|latitude = 2.7
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| image = [[File:Meridiani Planum PIA13704.jpg|300px|Color-coded for minerals and annotated, Iazu crater is south of Endeavour crater]]
|N_or_S = S
| caption = Color-coded for minerals and annotated, Iazu crater is south of Endeavour crater
|longitude = 5.2
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| region = [[Meridiani Planum]]
|E_or_W = W
| coordinate_title = [[Mars#Geography|Coordinates]]
|diameter=6.8 kilometers <ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/FeatureNameDetail.jsp?feature=74282 |title=Planetary Names: Welcome |publisher=Planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov |date= |accessdate=2012-03-29}}</ref>
| globe = Mars
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| coordinates = {{coord|2.7|S|5.2|W|globe:mars_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
|eponym=[[Iazu (Dâmboviţa County)|Iazu]], [[Romania]]<ref name="autogenerated1"/>
| diameter = 6.8 kilometers
| eponym = [[Cojasca|Iazu]], [[Romania]]
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'''Iazu''' is an [[impact crater]] located within the [[Meridiani Planum]] extraterrestrial plain, situated within the [[Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle]] (MC-19) region of the planet [[Mars]]. This geological feature is about 7&nbsp;km in diameter<ref>{{Cite web|title = Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Iazu on Mars|url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/14193?__fsk=-1382163254|website = planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov|accessdate = 2015-09-23}}</ref>. It is close to the landing site of the [[Mars Exploration Rover]]-B ''[[Opportunity rover|Opportunity]]'', and its walls have been photographed by the spacecraft during its traverse to [[Endeavour (crater)|Endeavour Crater]]. At the time, the crater was about {{convert|38|km|mi|sp=us}} away.<ref name="NASA20090318gallery">{{cite news |title=One Mars Rover Sees A Distant Goal; The Other Takes A New Route |publisher=NASA/JPL |url=http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/opportunity/20090318a.html |date=2009-03-18 |accessdate=2009-03-20}}</ref> It was named in 2006 for [[Iazu (Dâmboviţa County)|Iazu]], a commune in [[Dâmboviţa County]], southern [[Romania]].<Ref>[http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/14193?__fsk=-412855852 USGS Iazu crater]</ref>
'''Iazu''' is an [[impact crater]] in the [[Meridiani Planum]] extraterrestrial plain, within the [[Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle]] (MC-19) region of the planet [[Mars]]. It is about 7&nbsp;km in diameter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Iazu on Mars|url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/14193?__fsk=-1382163254|website = planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov|access-date = 2015-09-23}}</ref> It is close to the landing site of the [[Mars Exploration Rover]]-B ''[[Opportunity rover|Opportunity]]'', and its walls have been photographed by the spacecraft during its traverse to [[Endeavour (crater)|Endeavour Crater]]. At the time, the crater was about {{convert|38|km|mi|sp=us}} away.<ref name="NASA20090318gallery">{{cite news |title=One Mars Rover Sees A Distant Goal; The Other Takes A New Route |publisher=NASA/JPL |url=http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/opportunity/20090318a.html |date=2009-03-18 |access-date=2009-03-20}}</ref> It was named in 2006 for [[Cojasca|Iazu]], a village in [[Dâmbovița County]], southern [[Romania]].<ref name=":0" />


[[Bopolu (crater)]] is west of Iazu and Endeavour crater.
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[[Image:Endeavour Crater Annotated 2009-03-07.jpg|right|thumb|Annotated image showing the position of Opportunity and names for the craters Iazu, Endeavour, and Victoria]]

==Views from orbit==
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[[Image:Endeavour Crater Annotated 2009-03-07.jpg|left|500px|thumb|Annotated image showing the position of Opportunity and names for the craters Iazu, Endeavour, and Victoria]]
[[File:Context mapmerbsol2239.jpg|thumb|500px|left|MER-B on Sol 2239 imaged the then distant craters including the Rim of Endeavour crater and Iazu ejecta]]
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==From surface==
{{wideimage|Pancam super res sol 2239 Endeavour.jpg|800px|The field of view and context for this image on MER-B Sol 2239 is shown above, and in the distance the rim of Iazu is marked}}

==Context map==
[[File:Meridianicropped.png|thumb|left|600px|Annotated elevation map of Opportunity landing site and some surrounding craters including Endeavour and Airy]]
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==See also==
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*[http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov Official Mars Exploration Rovers website]
*[http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov Official Mars Exploration Rovers website]
*[http://www.uahirise.org/ESP_023237_1775 Iazu crater - HiRISE]
*[http://www.uahirise.org/ESP_023237_1775 Iazu crater - HiRISE]

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[[Category:Impact craters on Mars]]
[[Category:Impact craters on Mars]]
[[Category:Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle]]

Latest revision as of 01:10, 23 June 2024

Iazu
Color-coded for minerals and annotated, Iazu crater is south of Endeavour crater
Color-coded for minerals and annotated, Iazu crater is south of Endeavour crater
PlanetMars
RegionMeridiani Planum
Coordinates2°42′S 5°12′W / 2.7°S 5.2°W / -2.7; -5.2
QuadrangleMargaritifer Sinus
Diameter6.8 kilometers
EponymIazu, Romania

Iazu is an impact crater in the Meridiani Planum extraterrestrial plain, within the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle (MC-19) region of the planet Mars. It is about 7 km in diameter.[1] It is close to the landing site of the Mars Exploration Rover-B Opportunity, and its walls have been photographed by the spacecraft during its traverse to Endeavour Crater. At the time, the crater was about 38 kilometers (24 mi) away.[2] It was named in 2006 for Iazu, a village in Dâmbovița County, southern Romania.[1]

Bopolu (crater) is west of Iazu and Endeavour crater.

Views from orbit[edit]

Annotated image showing the position of Opportunity and names for the craters Iazu, Endeavour, and Victoria
MER-B on Sol 2239 imaged the then distant craters including the Rim of Endeavour crater and Iazu ejecta

From surface[edit]

The field of view and context for this image on MER-B Sol 2239 is shown above, and in the distance the rim of Iazu is marked

Context map[edit]

Annotated elevation map of Opportunity landing site and some surrounding craters including Endeavour and Airy

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Iazu on Mars". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  2. ^ "One Mars Rover Sees A Distant Goal; The Other Takes A New Route". NASA/JPL. 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2009-03-20.

External links[edit]

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