Astronomy:Matijevic Hill
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Short description: Hill on Mars
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| Location | Endeavour Crater, Meridiani Planum |
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| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 2°13′45″S 5°21′02″W / 2.22923°S 5.35068°W |
| Discoverer | Opportunity Rover |
| Eponym | Jacob "Jake" Matijevic (1947-2012), NASA Engineer.[1] |
Matijevic Hill, named after American NASA engineer Jacob "Jake" Matijevic (1947 - 2012), is a hill located on "Cape York", itself on the western rim of Endeavour Crater lying within the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle (MC-19) region of the planet Mars. It was discovered by the Opportunity rover, and named by NASA on September 28, 2012.[1] The "approximate" site coordinates are: [ ⚑ ] 2°13′45″S 5°21′02″W / 2.22923°S 5.35068°W.
The hill includes a rock outcrop called Kirkwood, where Opportunity found a concentration of small spherical features. It also includes an area where clay minerals have been detected from orbiter observations.[2]
Matijevic Hill near Endurance Crater on the planet Mars (3-D image).
See also
- Composition of Mars
- Geography of Mars
- Jake Matijevic (rock)
- List of rocks on Mars
- List of surface features of Mars imaged by Opportunity
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Webster, Guy (September 28, 2012). "Mars Rover Opportunity Working at 'Matijevic Hill'". NASA. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2012-306.
- ↑ Dunbar, Brian; Greicius, Tony (October 3, 2012). "Opportunity Eyes Rock Fins on Cape York, Sol 3058". NASA. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mer/multimedia/pia16128.html.
External links
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