Becquerel (Mars)

Named after Antoine H. Becquerel - French physicist (1852-1908).

Becquerel is a 167 km-diameter crater in Arabia Terra in Oxia Palus quadrangle. The layers appear to be only a few meters thick and show little variations in thickness. Recent studies with HiRISE have determined the exact thickness of the layers. (wikipedia entry)

A crater is a circular depression likely created by an impact event. On Mars large craters are named after deceased scientists, writers and others who have contributed to the lore of Mars. Small creaters (less than 60km) are named after small towns and villages.

NW 1375 km

Niliacus Lacus

MRV
21 Hours 29 Minutes
Walking
17 Days 6 Hours

N 446 km

Curie

MRV
6 Hours 58 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 14 Hours

NE 888 km

Deuteronilus

MRV
13 Hours 52 Minutes
Walking
11 Days 3 Hours

W 535 km

Mawrth Vallis

MRV
8 Hours 21 Minutes
Walking
6 Days 17 Hours

Becquerel

21.89° N 352.06° E

E 808 km

Arabia Terra

MRV
12 Hours 38 Minutes
Walking
10 Days 3 Hours

SW 229 km

Rutherford(last)

MRV
3 Hours 34 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 20 Hours

S 712 km

Thymiamata

MRV
11 Hours 7 Minutes
Walking
8 Days 22 Hours

SE 347 km

Radau(next)

MRV
5 Hours 25 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 8 Hours

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