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Oraibi (crater)

Topic: Astronomy

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Oraibi
Oraibi crater B18 016724 1989 XN 18N032W.jpg
CTX image (MRO)
PlanetMars
CoordinatesCoordinates: 17°13′N 327°40′E / 17.22°N 327.66°E / 17.22; 327.66
Diameter32.37 km (20.11 mi)

Oraibi is an impact crater in the Oxia Palus quadrangle of Mars. It was named by the IAU in 1976 after Oraibi, a town of the Hopi in Arizona, United States.[1]

Oraibi lies within the Ares Vallis. The landing site of the Mars Pathfinder lander and Sojourner rover is due north of Oraibi, where Ares Vallis meets Tiu Valles.

  • Viking Orbiter 1 mosaic showing Ares Vallis and Tiu Valles with Oriaibi near center

  • Mars Express perspective rendering

  • Another view of Oraibi and the region to the south (left), a part of Ares Vallis where flow structures are prominent

References

  1. ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Oraibi". International Astronomical Union. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4483. 



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