 | |
| Location | Endeavour Crater, Meridiani Planum |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 2°13′45″S 5°21′02″W / 2.22923°S 5.35068°W |
| Discoverer | Opportunity Rover |
| Eponym | Jacob "Jake" Matijevic (1947-2012), NASA Engineer.[1] |
Matijevic Hill, named after American NASA engineer Jacob "Jake" Matijevic (1947 - 2012), is a hill located on "Cape York", itself on the western rim of Endeavour Crater lying within the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle (MC-19) region of the planet Mars. It was discovered by the Opportunity rover, and named by NASA on September 28, 2012.[1] The "approximate" site coordinates are: 2°13′45″S 5°21′02″W / 2.22923°S 5.35068°W.
The hill includes a rock outcrop called Kirkwood, where Opportunity found a concentration of small spherical features. It also includes an area where clay minerals have been detected from orbiter observations.[2]
- ^ a b Webster, Guy (September 28, 2012). "Mars Rover Opportunity Working at 'Matijevic Hill'". NASA. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- ^ Dunbar, Brian; Greicius, Tony (October 3, 2012). "Opportunity Eyes Rock Fins on Cape York, Sol 3058". NASA. Retrieved October 13, 2012.