Gold (crater)

{{Infobox crater data | titlecolor = #FA8072 | title = Gold | image = Viking Teardrop Islands.jpg | caption = 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 (crater)|Lod]], [[Bok (Martian crater)|Bok]], and Gold craters. | coordinate_title = [[Mars#Geography|Coordinates]] | globe = Mars | coordinates = {{coord|20.03|N|328.76|E|globe:mars_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | diameter = {{cvt|8.91|km}} | eponym = A town in Pennsylvania }} '''Gold''' is a crater in the [[Oxia Palus quadrangle]] of [[Mars]]. It was named after a town in [[Potter County, Pennsylvania|Potter County]], [[Pennsylvania]] in 1976.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature {{!}} Gold|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2208|website=usgs.gov|publisher=[[International Astronomical Union]]|access-date=9 September 2021}}</ref>

Gold is famous as being one of several craters showing clear evidence that it was affected by floods of water from [[Ares Vallis]] on Mars.<ref>[https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19810003458 NASA SP-441: VIKING ORBITER VIEWS OF MARS], Viking Orbiter Imaging Team, 1980, ''Channels''</ref>

<gallery heights="180px" mode="packed"> File:Craters at the mouth of Ares Vallis P15 007072 2010 XI 21N031W.jpg|CTX camera image File:Gold crater P15 007072 2010 XI 21N031W.jpg|Enlargement showing Gold </gallery>

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[[Category:Oxia Palus quadrangle]] [[Category:Impact craters on Mars]]