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Boeddicker is a crater in the Aeolis quadrangle of Mars, located at 15° south latitude and 197.7° west longitude. It is 109 km in diameter and was named after
Otto Boeddicker Otto Boeddicker (1853–1937) was a German astronomer. In 1880 he became the astronomical assistant of Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse at Birr Castle in Birr, Ireland, and remained in that position until the death of the Earl in 1908. ...
, a German astronomer (1853–1937). Boeddicker Crater was discussed as a landing site for the 2003 Mars Exploration Rovers. It was one of 25 from a list of 185 after the FirstLanding Site Workshop for the 2003 Mars Exploration Rovers, January 24–25, 2001, at NASA Ames Research Center.Golombek, M., J. Grant, T. Parker, T. Schofield, D. Kass, P. Knocke, R. Roncoli, N. Bridges, S. Anderson, J. Crisp, A. Haldemann, M. Adler, W. Lee, S. Squyres, R. Arvidson, M. Carr, C. Weitz. 2002. DOWNSELECTION OF LANDING SITES FOR THE MARS EXPLORATION ROVERS. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIII 1245.pdf Boeddicker Crater has a uniformly sloped crater floor which tracks with a gradational albedo change, similar to
Gusev crater Gusev is a crater on the planet Mars and is located at and is in the Aeolis quadrangle. The crater is about 166 kilometers in diameter and formed approximately three to four billion years ago. It was named after Russian astronomer Matvey Gusev ...
to the east. Some researchers have hypothesized that this could be the result of aeolian deposition. Image:Boeddicker Crater Floor.JPG, Boeddicker Crater Floor, as seen by HiRISE. Wikiboeddicker.jpg, West side of Boeddicker Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Wikiboeddickerdunes.jpg, Enlargement of previous image showing dunes on floor of Boeddicker Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Boedicker crater.jpg, A topographic map showing Boaddicker crater and the central hill which rises about 1,800 meters off the crater floor.


See also

* Groundwater on Mars *
Geology of Mars The geology of Mars is the scientific study of the surface, crust, and interior of the planet Mars. It emphasizes the composition, structure, history, and physical processes that shape the planet. It is analogous to the field of terrestrial geo ...
* HiRISE * Impact crater *
Impact event An impact event is a collision between astronomical objects causing measurable effects. Impact events have physical consequences and have been found to regularly occur in planetary systems, though the most frequent involve asteroids, comets or me ...
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List of craters on Mars __NOTOC__ This is a list of craters on Mars. Impact craters on Mars larger than exist by the hundreds of thousands, but only about one thousand of them have names. Names are assigned by the International Astronomical Union after petitioning by ...
* Ore resources on Mars * Planetary nomenclature


References

Aeolis quadrangle Impact craters on Mars {{Mars-stub