Lod (crater)

{{Infobox crater data | titlecolor = #FA8072 | title = Lod | 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, [[Bok (Martian crater)|Bok]], and [[Gold (crater)|Gold]] craters. | coordinate_title = [[Mars#Geography|Coordinates]] | globe = Mars | coordinates = {{coord|20.98|N|328.46|E|globe:mars_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | diameter = {{cvt|7.6|km}} | eponym = [[Lod]], Israel }} '''Lod''' is a crater in the [[Oxia Palus quadrangle]] of [[Mars]]. It is named after the city of [[Lod]], [[Israel]] in 1976.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature {{!}} Lod|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/3446|website=usgs.gov|publisher=[[International Astronomical Union]]|access-date=9 September 2021}}</ref>

Lod is famous for 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:Lod and Bok craters f004a51 f004a53.jpg|[[Viking program|Viking Orbiter 1]] mosaic showing Lod (top) and [[Bok (Martian crater)|Bok]] (bottom) File:Bok crater.jpg|Topographic map of the area around Bok File:Craters at the mouth of Ares Vallis P15 007072 2010 XI 21N031W.jpg|CTX camera image File:Lod crater P15 007072 2010 XI 21N031W.jpg|Enlargement showing Lod </gallery> == References == {{reflist}} {{Geography of Mars}} {{Portal bar|Solar System}}

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