Jezero (crater)

MarsGeo-Crater
name=Jezero
latitude=18.4
N_or_S=N
longitude=282.4
E_or_W=W
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. [ [http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn12873-prime-landing-sites-chosen-for-biggest-martian-rover.html Prime landing sites chosen for biggest Martian rover - space - 02 November 2007 - New Scientist Space ] ]

In several Slavic languages including Czech, Croatian, Serbian and Bosnian, the word "jezero" means "lake".

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Further reading

*cite journal|url=http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/v1/n6/full/ngeo207.html|title=Clay minerals in delta deposits and organic preservation potential on Mars|journal=Nature Geoscience|year=2008|author=Ehlmann et al|doi=10.1038/ngeo207|volume=1|pages=355 - 358
*cite conference|url=http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2008/pdf/1354.pdf|conference=Lunar and Planetary Sciences conference|year=2008|title=Meander Loops and Point Bar Sequences - Evidence of a Stable Delta Plain Environment in Jezero crater|author=Schott et al