Bok (Martian crater)

Not to be confused with Bok (lunar crater).

Bok

Tear-drop shaped islands caused by flood waters from Ares Vallis, as seen by Viking Orbiter. The islands were formed by the ejecta of Lod, Bok, and Gold craters.
Planet	Mars
Coordinates	20°35′N328°24′E / 20.58°N 328.4°E / 20.58; 328.4
Quadrangle	Oxia Palus
Diameter	7.34 km (4.56 mi)
Eponym	A town in New Guinea

Bok is a crater in the Oxia Palus quadrangle of Mars. It was named after a town in New Guinea in 1976. ^[1]

Bok is famous for showing clear evidence that it was affected by floods of water from Ares Vallis on Mars. ^[2]

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  Viking Orbiter 1 mosaic showing Lod (top) and Bok (bottom)
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  Topographic map of the area around Bok
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  CTX camera image
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  Enlargement showing Bok

References

1. "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Bok". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union . Retrieved 9 September 2021.
2. NASA SP-441: VIKING ORBITER VIEWS OF MARS, Viking Orbiter Imaging Team, 1980, Channels