Jezero (crater)
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| Jezero | |
| Coordinates | 18.4° N, 282.4° W |
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| Diameter | 49.0 km |
| Eponym | Jezero, Bosnia |
Jezero is a crater on Mars. Once flooded with water, the crater contains a fan-delta deposit rich in clays.[1]
In several south Slavic languages including Croatian, Serbian and Bosnian, the word jezero means "lake".
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[edit] Further reading
- Ehlmann et al (2008). "Clay minerals in delta deposits and organic preservation potential on Mars". Nature Geoscience 1: 355 - 358. doi:.
- Schott et al (2008). "Meander Loops and Point Bar Sequences - Evidence of a Stable Delta Plain Environment in Jezero crater" in Lunar and Planetary Sciences conference..
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