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Mars Explorer Rover 2003 Landing Sites (Original Complete List) |
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Potential Landing Sites for MER-A and MER-B
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| Site ID | Location of Ellipse Center (Lat: °N/S, Lon: °W) |
Elevation (km) |
Geological Unit |
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Red sites
are those identified as highest priority from MER 2003 Workshop (Jan 2001, NASA Ames) |
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| MER-B, Western Hemisphere | |||
| wA3B | 9.2N, 6 | -2.1 | Npl2 |
| wA4B | 7.8N, 10.8 | -2.0 | Npl1 |
| wA6B | 8.6N, 18.6 | -2.1 | Hr |
| wA7B | 6.5N, 15.2 | -1.9 | Hr |
| TM9B | 6N, 2.7 | -1.3 | Npl2 |
| TM10B | 5.6N, 8.3 | -1.7 | Npl1 |
| TM11B | 4.2N, 7.8 | -1.8 | Npl2 |
| TM12B | 4N, 13.5 | -2.1 | Hr |
| TM13B | 2.3N, 12 | -1.9 | Hr |
| TM14B | 0.9N, 6.7 | -1.6 | Npl2 |
| TM15B | 0.3N, 9.7 | -1.9 | Hr |
| TM16B | 0.6S, 11.2 | -1.9 | Npl1 |
| TM17B | 0.5S, 9 | -2.1 | Hr |
| TM18B | 1.2S, 9.5 | -1.7 | Hr |
| TM19B | 1.2S, 5.3 | -1.3 | Npl2 |
| TM20B | 2.3S, 6.2 | -1.3 | Npl2 |
| TM21B | 2.5S, 3.3 | -1.3 | Npl2 |
| TM22B | 3.2S, 7.1 | -1.7 | Npl2 |
| TM23B | 3.4S, 3.1 | -1.4 | Npl2 |
| TM24B | 2.8S, 10.1 | -1.8 | Hr |
| TM25B | 3.6S, 10.1 | -1.7 | Hr |
| TM26B | 4.6S, 10.1 | -1.7 | Hr |
| XT27B | 1.9S, 22.5 | -2.1 | Npl2 |
| XT28B | 1.2S, 24.5 | -1.8 | Npl2 |
| XT29B | 1.0S, 27.7 | -1.7 | Npl2 |
| XT30B | 1.2S, 30.6 | -2.0 | Npl2 |
| XT31B | 4N, 26.2 | -1.8 | Npl2 |
| XT32B | 4.5N, 34.6 | -1.9 | Npl2 |
| XT33B | 3.2N, 38.4 | -1.6 | Npl2 |
| XT34B | 6.2N, 40.6 | -1.6 | Npl2 |
| CP35B | 0.4S, 33.8 | -5.5 | Hch |
| CP36B | 8.2N, 33.0 | -4.0 | Hch |
| MER-B, Eastern Hemisphere | |||
| EP45B | 7.2N, 201.0 | -3.0 | Achu |
| EP48B | 9.2N, 206.8 | -2.5 | Ael1 |
| EP49B | 7.4N, 205.6 | -3.0 | Ael1 |
| EP50B | 6.6N, 207.6 | -3.0 | Ael1 |
| EP52B | 5.3N, 208.0 | -3.0 | Achu |
| EP54B | 8.2N, 211.7 | -2.5 | Ael1 |
| EP55B | 5.6N, 213.7 | -2.5 | Achu |
| EP56B | 4.4N, 213.6 | -2.5 | Achu |
| EP57B | 4.2S, 212.1 | -1.7 | Aml |
| EP59B | 7.2N, 217.0 | -3.0 | Ael1 |
| EP60B | 6.5N, 219.6 | -3.0 | Aps |
| EP61B | 3.7N, 216.0 | -3.0 | Achu |
| EP62B | 3.6N, 218.5 | -3.0 | Aml |
| EP63B | 0.7S, 216.9 | -2.5 | Aps |
| EP64B | 1.5S, 217.8 | -3.0 | Aps |
| EP67B | 9.2N, 221.2 | -3.0 | Aps |
| EP68B | 5.6N, 222.9 | -3.0 | Aps |
| EP69B | 3.6N, 223.4 | -3.0 | Aps |
| EP70B | 3.1N, 225.0 | -3.0 | Aps |
| EP71B | 1.6N, 220.6 | -3.0 | Aps |
| EP72B | 0.4S, 224.9 | -3.0 | Aps |
| EP74B | 8.8N, 225.9 | -2.5 | Aps |
| EP75B | 6.8N, 227.6 | -2.5 | Aps |
| EP79B | 3.7N, 235.5 | -1.6 | Apk |
| IP86B | 11.0N, 268.7 | -3.5 | Aps |
| IP88B | 8.3N, 268.1 | -3.5 | Aps |
| IP90B | 14.0N, 274.6 | -4.5 | Hvr |
| IP92B | 8.9N, 272.1 | -4.5 | Hvr |
| IP93B | 8.2N, 274.6 | -4.5 | Hvr |
| IP94B | 6.9N, 271.0 | -4.5 | Hvr |
| IP95B | 5.6N, 272.0 | -4.5 | Hvr |
| IP96B | 4.6N, 272.3 | -4.5 | Aps |
| IP97B | 5.7N, 276.6 | -4.5 | Aps |
| IP98B | 4.7N, 276.4 | -4.0 | Aps |
| SM99B | 8.1N, 279.7 | -4.0 | Hs |
| SM100B | 7.1N, 280.3 | -2.5 | Hs |
| MER-A, Western Hemisphere | |||
| TM1A | 4.6N, 7.8 | -1.8 | Npl2 |
| TM2A | 4.0N, 7.1 | -1.7 | Npl2 |
| TM3A | 3.7N, 10.1 | -1.7 | Npl1 |
| TM4A | 4.2N, 13.1 | -1.9 | Hr |
| TM5A | 2.0N, 11.0 | -1.8 | Npl1 |
| TM6A | 0.9N, 6.6 | -1.6 | Npl2 |
| TM7A | 0.2S, 8.9 | -1.9 | Hr |
| TM8A | 0.2S, 10.4 | -1.9 | Hr |
| TM9A | 1.2S, 5.6 | -1.3 | Npl2 |
| TM10A | 2.2S, 6.6 | -1.7 | Npl2 |
| TM11A | 3.4S, 6.9 | -1.6 | Npl2 |
| TM12A | 3.6S, 2.9 | -1.3 | Npl2 |
| TM13A | 2.9S, 10.5 | -1.8 | Hr |
| TM14A | 3.8S, 10.1 | -1.8 | Hr |
| TM15A | 8.6S, 6.7 | -1.9 | S |
| TM16A | 9.4S, 6.6 | -1.9 | S |
| TM17A | 11.0S, 7.2 | -1.4 | Npld |
| XT18A | 0.4S, 24.5 | -1.8 | Npl2 |
| XT19A | 1.1S, 25.2 | -1.7 | Npl2 |
| XT20A | 1.0S, 27.7 | -1.8 | Npl2 |
| XT21A | 1.5S, 30.7 | -1.7 | Npl2 |
| XT22A | 4.7S, 16.7 | -1.9 | Npl1 |
| XT23A | 5.4S, 17.7 | -1.8 | Npl1 |
| XT24A | 5.3S, 12.8 | -1.9 | Npl1 |
| XT25A | 5.7S, 12.4 | -1.8 | Npl1 |
| XT26A | 7.7S, 15.5 | -1.8 | Nplh |
| XT27A | 7.7S, 13.6 | -1.5 | Npl1 |
| XT28A | 7.2S, 11.4 | -1.6 | Npl1 |
| XT29A | 9.3S, 15.5 | -1.5 | Npl1 |
| XT30A | 8.8S, 11.7 | -1.4 | Npl1 |
| XT31A | 10.8S, 15.8 | -1.4 | Npl1 |
| XT32A | 10.7S, 10.7 | -1.4 | Npl2 |
| XT33A | 4.2N, 26.3 | -1.4 | Npl2 |
| XT34A | 1.9S, 22.7 | -1.9 | Npl2 |
| MER-B, Western Hemisphere, Valles Marineris | |||
| VM35A | 9.4S, 34.5 | -5.0 | Hch |
| VM36A | 10.2S, 36.6 | -4.5 | Hch |
| VM37A | 11.1S, 37.9 | -4.0 | Hch |
| VM38A | 8.2S, 40.5 | -3.5 | Hch |
| VM39A | 12.8S, 40.0 | -3.5 | Hch |
| VM40A | 8.8S, 42.9 | -3.5 | Hch |
| VM41A | 14.0S, 42.0 | -4.0 | Hch |
| VM42A | 7.7S, 50.7 | -4.5 | Avf |
| VM43A | 13.9S, 57.5 | -5.5 | Avf |
| VM44A | 13.1S, 62.5 | -4.5 | Avf |
| VM45A | 12.0S, 67.7 | -4.5 | Avf |
| VM46A | 13.6S, 70.6 | -3.5 | Avf |
| VM47A | 6.2S, 70.1 | -5.0 | Avf |
| VM48A | 7.1S, 72.5 | -5.0 | Avf |
| VM49A | 9.2S, 73.5 | -4.0 | Avf |
| VM50A | 9.7S, 73.8 | -3.5 | Avf |
| VM51A | 10.1S, 73.0 | -3.5 | Avf |
| VM52A | 10.5S, 72.5 | -3.5 | Avf |
| VM53A | 8.8S, 77.7 | -3.5 | Avf |
| MER-B, Eastern Hemisphere | |||
| EP54A | 11.4S, 181.9 | -1.5 | Aml |
| EP55A | 14.2S, 184.8 | -1.9 | Hch |
| EP56A | 14.6S, 188.1 | -1.6 | Npl1 |
| EP57A | 9.0S, 191.4 | -3.0 | Apk |
| EP58A | 9.9S, 191.5 | -3.0 | Apk |
| EP59A | 10.4S, 191.6 | -2.5 | Apk |
| EP60A | 13.1S, 194.1 | -1.6 | Npl1 |
| EP61A | 11.8S, 195.5 | -1.9 | Apk |
| EP62A | 9.7S, 198.2 | -1.8 | Apk |
| EP63A | 12.6S, 196.5 | -1.6 | Npl1 |
| EP64A | 14.8S, 197.5 | -2.1 | Npl1 |
| EP65A | 8.7S, 202.6 | -1.7 | Apk |
| EP66A | 4.0N, 206.5 | -3.5 | Achu |
| EP67A | 4.6N, 209.6 | -3.5 | Achu |
| EP68A | 3.5N, 209.2 | -3.5 | Achu |
| EP69A | 9.3S, 209.5 | -1.7 | Npl1 |
| EP70A | 4.0N, 213.5 | -3.5 | Achu |
| EP71A | 1.2N, 212.0 | -3.5 | Achu |
| EP72A | 4.2S, 211.4 | -1.7 | Aml |
| EP73A | 5.5S, 212.0 | -1.7 | Aml |
| EP74A | 4.2N, 216.6 | -3.5 | Achu |
| EP75A | 0.7S, 217.2 | -3.5 | Aps |
| EP76A | 1.4S, 217.5 | -2.5 | Aps |
| EP77A | 4.5N, 220.5 | -3.5 | Aps |
| EP78A | 1.7N, 221.0 | -3.5 | Aps |
| EP79A | 4.5N, 224.4 | -3.5 | Aps |
| EP80A | 3.2N, 224.3 | -3.5 | Aps |
| EP81A | 0.2S, 224.7 | -3.5 | Aps |
| EP82A | 5.8S, 222.4 | -4.5 | S |
| EP83A | 3.5N, 234.7 | -1.7 | Apk |
| IP84A | 4.5N, 271.9 | -4.5 | Aps |
| IP85A | 4.5N, 271.9 | -4.5 | Aps |