Lod (crater)

Lod

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°59′N328°28′E / 20.98°N 328.46°E / 20.98; 328.46
Quadrangle	Oxia Palus
Diameter	7.6 km (4.7 mi)
Eponym	Lod, Israel

Lod is a crater in the Oxia Palus quadrangle of Mars. It is named after the city of Lod, Israel in 1976. ^[1]

Lod 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 Lod

References

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