Oraibi (crater)

Oraibi

CTX image (MRO)
Planet	Mars
Coordinates	17°13′N 327°40′E / 17.22°N 327.66°E / 17.22; 327.66Coordinates: 17°13′N 327°40′E / 17.22°N 327.66°E / 17.22; 327.66
Quadrangle	Oxia Palus
Diameter	32.37 km (20.11 mi)
Eponym	Oraibi, Arizona

Oraibi is an impact crater in the Oxia Palus quadrangle of Mars. It was named by the IAU in 1976 after Oraibi, a town of the Hopi in Arizona, United States.^[1]

Oraibi lies within the Ares Vallis. The landing site of the Mars Pathfinder lander and Sojourner rover is due north of Oraibi, where Ares Vallis meets Tiu Valles.

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  Viking Orbiter 1 mosaic showing Ares Vallis and Tiu Valles with Oriaibi near center

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  Mars Express perspective rendering

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  Another view of Oraibi and the region to the south (left), a part of Ares Vallis where flow structures are prominent

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