Satellite (crater)

Sputnik ( Eng. Sputnik ^[1] ) is a small Martian impact crater located on the plateau of Meridian . The coordinates of the crater - . The crater was simultaneously inspected by the Opportunity rover September 28-29, 2006 (952-953 sol ), while he was studying the Victoria Crater. September 25-27, 2008 (1661-1633 sol ), after 2 years, Opportunity again drove near the crater, leaving Victoria Crater and moving towards the much larger Endeavor Crater ^[1] . The diameter of the crater is about 7 meters . Around and inside the crater there is a lot of rock that was ejected during impact, which formed this crater. The large Victoria Crater is located very close to the Sputnik Crater. This crater is located 122 m west of Emma Dean Crater, 332 m from Delta Crater, 447 m from Gamma Crater and 542 m from Beagle Crater. Studies of the crater were limited to its visual inspection (of no scientific value). During the inspection of the Opportunity crater captured clouds on the Martian sky.

Satellite?
Crater Satellite taken from orbit by the MRO apparatus, a HiRISE high-resolution camera.
Characteristics
Diameter	0.007 km
Location
Heavenly body	Mars
Satellite

Sputnik Crater (pseudocolor close to true), taken from the board of the Opportunity rover on September 28, 2006 (952 sol ).

Sputnik Crater (pseudocolor close to real), September 27, 2008 (1663 sol ) ^[1] .

Sputnik Crater in the picture from the Opportunity navigation camera, September 28, 2006 (952 sol ).	Clouds on the Martian sky near this crater, September 29, 2006 (953 sol ).

Panoramic image of the Sputnik crater, September 25, 2008 (1663 sol ) ^[1] . In the background is the large Victoria Crater.