Bok (Martian crater)
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Crater on Mars
Not to be confused with Bok (lunar crater).
![]() 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 |
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Coordinates | ![]() ![]() |
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.
Viking Orbiter 1 mosaic showing Lod (top) and Bok (bottom)
Topographic map of the area around Bok
CTX camera image
Enlargement showing Bok
References[]
- ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Bok". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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