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Bok (Martian crater)

Coordinates: 20°35′N 328°24′E / 20.58°N 328.4°E / 20.58; 328.4
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Bok
Tear-drop shaped islands caused by flood waters from Ares Vallis, as seen by Viking Orbiter. The islands were formed by the ejecta of Lod, Bok, and Gold craters.
PlanetMars
Coordinates20°35′N 328°24′E / 20.58°N 328.4°E / 20.58; 328.4
QuadrangleOxia Palus
Diameter7.34 km (4.56 mi)
EponymA town in New Guinea

Bok is a crater in the Oxia Palus quadrangle of Mars. It was named after a town in New Guinea in 1976.[1]

Bok is famous for showing clear evidence that it was affected by floods of water from Ares Vallis on Mars.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Bok". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ^ NASA SP-441: VIKING ORBITER VIEWS OF MARS, Viking Orbiter Imaging Team, 1980, Channels