Lod is a crater in the
Oxia Palus quadrangle
The Oxia Palus quadrangle is one of a series of 30 quadrangle maps of Mars used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Research Program. The Oxia Palus quadrangle is also referred to as MC-11 (Mars Chart-11).
The quadrangl ...
of
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Roman god of war. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin at ...
. It is named after the city of
Lod,
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
in 1976.
Lod is famous for showing clear evidence that it was affected by floods of water from
Ares Vallis
Ares Vallis is an outflow channel on Mars, named after the Greek name for Mars: Ares, the god of war; it appears to have been carved by fluids, perhaps water. The valley 'flows' northwest out of the hilly Margaritifer Terra, where the Iani ...
on Mars.
File:Lod and Bok craters f004a51 f004a53.jpg, Viking Orbiter 1 mosaic showing Lod (top) and Bok (bottom)
File:Bok crater.jpg, Topographic map of the area around Bok
File:Craters at the mouth of Ares Vallis P15 007072 2010 XI 21N031W.jpg, CTX camera image
File:Lod crater P15 007072 2010 XI 21N031W.jpg, Enlargement showing Lod
References
Oxia Palus quadrangle
Impact craters on Mars
Lod
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