Eagle (crater)
Eagle is a 22-metre impact crater located on Mars on Meridiani Planum. The Opportunity rover came to rest inside Eagle crater when it landed in 2004. Scientists were delighted that the rover landed there, as the crater contains rocky outcroppings that helped prove that Meridiani was once an ocean floor.
Read more about Eagle (crater): Name, Discoveries in The Crater, Rocks and Outcrops in The Crater, Further Reading
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