Gold (crater)

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Gold
Viking Teardrop Islands.jpg
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°02′N328°46′E / 20.03°N 328.76°E / 20.03; 328.76
Quadrangle Oxia Palus
Diameter 8.91 km (5.54 mi)
Eponym A town in Pennsylvania

Gold is a crater in the Oxia Palus quadrangle of Mars. It was named after a town in Potter County, Pennsylvania in 1976. [1]

Gold is famous as being one of several craters showing clear evidence that it was affected by floods of water from Ares Vallis on Mars. [2]

References

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