Bopolu (crater)

Bopolu is an impact crater located within the Meridiani Planum extraterrestrial plain of Mars.

[2] Bopulu was seen by Opportunity rover in 2010 in the distance, and with some of its rim visible.

[3] Research has indicated that the impact that is thought to have created Bopulu went so deep that it went through existing layers and ejected older material from Mars' Noachian period.

[1] Bopulu is a 19 kilometres (12 mi) diameter wide crater south of the Opportunity MER-B landing site, a rover which operated in the region starting in 2004 and therefore resulted in greater exploration and study of craters in this region.

[1] Bopulu was identified as a possible source for the Bounce Rock ejecta fragment[1] Bounce rock, which was examined by the MER-B rover, was found to be similar in composition to the shergottite class of Mars meteorite found on Earth (Meteorites found on Earth determined to be from Mars).

Annotated elevation map of Opportunity landing site and some surrounding craters including Endeavour and Airy