Fram (crater)

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Fram is an impact crater on the Meridiani Planum extraterrestrial plain, in the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle (MC-19) region of the planet Mars. It was visited by the rover Opportunity (MER-B) on Sol 84, April 24, 2004.

Fram crater on Sol 84, 24 April 2004

Fram is about 8 metres (26 feet) in diameter. Opportunity paused beside it while travelling from the rover's landing site toward a larger crater, Endurance. Fram is about 450 metres (0.28 miles) east of the crater Eagle and around 250 metres (820 feet) west of Endurance.

It is named after the famous Norwegian polar exploration vessel the Fram, a ship used by many famous Norwegian explorers such as Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, Oscar Wisting, and Roald Amundsen.[1]

Annotated view from orbit of Opportunity near Fram crater. Other nearby locations are marked, including its lander and discarded heat shield

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  1. ^ "Mars Exploration Rover Mission: Spotlight". NASA. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
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