&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Santa_Maria_Crater_(Mars).jpg) Panorama taken by Opportunity rover on December 18th, 2010 | |
| Planet | Mars |
|---|---|
| Region | Meridiani Planum |
| Coordinates | 2°10′19″S 5°26′42″W / 2.172°S 5.445°W |
| Quadrangle | Margaritifer Sinus |
| Diameter | 90 meters (295 feet) |
| Discoverer | Opportunity rover |
| Eponym | Santa Maria, a ship used by Christopher Columbus during his crossing of the Atlantic in 1492. |
Santa Maria is an impact crater on Mars, located at 2.172°S, 5.445°W within the Meridiani Planum extraterrestrial plain, lying situated within the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle (MC-19) region.
This geological feature was first visited by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. It sits north west of the much larger Endeavour crater. The crater measures about 80–90 m (260–300 ft) across. Its name has not been officially recognized by the Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature.[1]