Columbus (crater)
Columbus Crater is a crater in the Memnonia quadrangle of Mars, located at 29.8° south latitude and 166.1° west longitude. It is 119 km in diameter and was named after Christopher Columbus, Italian explorer (1451–1506). The discovery of sulfates and clay minerals in sediments within Columbus Crater are strong evidence that a lake once existed in the crater. Research with an orbiting near-infrared spectrometer, which reveals the types of minerals present based on the wavelengths of light they absorb, found evidence of layers of both clay and sulfates in Columbus crater. This is exactly what would appear if a large lake had slowly evaporated. Moreover, because some layers contained gypsum, a sulfate which forms in relatively fresh water, life could have formed in the crater.
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Columbus (crater)
Columbus Crater is a crater in the Memnonia quadrangle of Mars, located at 29.8° south latitude and 166.1° west longitude. It is 119 km in diameter and was named after Christopher Columbus, Italian explorer (1451–1506). The discovery of sulfates and clay minerals in sediments within Columbus Crater are strong evidence that a lake once existed in the crater. Research with an orbiting near-infrared spectrometer, which reveals the types of minerals present based on the wavelengths of light they absorb, found evidence of layers of both clay and sulfates in Columbus crater. This is exactly what would appear if a large lake had slowly evaporated. Moreover, because some layers contained gypsum, a sulfate which forms in relatively fresh water, life could have formed in the crater.
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Columbus è un cratere sulla superficie di Marte.
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哥倫布撞擊坑(Columbus Crater)是一個位於火星门农区的撞擊坑,中心座標29.8°S,166.1°W,直徑119公里。該撞擊坑以義大利探險家克里斯托弗·哥伦布命名。
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Columbus crater based on THEMIS day-time image
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Christopher Columbus, Italian explorer
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A cratera Columbus é uma crate ...... plorador italiano (1451-1506).
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Columbus es el nombre de un co ...... o Cristóbal Colón (1451-1506).
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Columbus è un cratere sulla superficie di Marte.
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哥倫布撞擊坑(Columbus Crater)是一個位於火星门农区的撞擊坑,中心座標29.8°S,166.1°W,直徑119公里。該撞擊坑以義大利探險家克里斯托弗·哥伦布命名。
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Columbus (crater)
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Columbus (cratera)
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Columbus (cráter)
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Cratere Columbus
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哥倫布撞擊坑
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