Santa Maria (crater)
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Santa Maria is an impact crater on Mars, located at 2.172°S, 5.445°W within the Meridiani Planum extraterrestrial plain, lying situated within the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle (MC-19) region.
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Planet | Mars |
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Region | Meridiani Planum |
Coordinates | 2.172°S 5.445°W / -2.172; -5.445 |
Quadrangle | Margaritifer Sinus |
Diameter | 90 meters (295 feet) |
Discoverer | Opportunity rover |
Eponym | Santa Maria, a ship used by Christopher Columbus during his crossing of the Atlantic in 1492. |
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This geological feature was first visited by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. It sits north west of the much larger Endeavour crater. The crater measures about 80–90 m (260–300 ft) across. Its name has not been officially recognized by the Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature.[1]