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Originally Posted by RGClark
Hard to tell which feature it is from the HIRISE image. Perhaps it is the roundish feature near the rim that appears below the "Duck Bay" label in this image:
http://www.newscientistspace.com/dat...0247-1_600.jpg
The MER scientists did refer to the small rim crater that appears in the APOD image in the Friday news conference. They gave it the name "Sputnik". It's mentioned about 19 minutes into the news conference which can be viewed here:
Mars Rover News Briefing.
http://space-multimedia.6x.to/
Bob Clark |
It appears that "roundish" feature is indeed the rim crater "Sputnik". In the labeled image there are rover tracks that approach rather near it. So it was probably imaged when the rover was at this location.
Jim Bell during the news conference said the crater was within 20 meters, so probably could be reached in a day.
Bob Clark