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Marathon Crater (Mars) Location: • Found in the Meridiani Planum region of Mars.

Dixit Google Translatum: Tam altus eram, non agnovi Ignis ardens in oculis eius Chaos gubernans mentem meam Vale quod illa surrexit in planum susurrabant Numquam iterum redi, sed semper in corde meo, heu Hic amor accepit portorium in me Dixit etiam multis temporibus ante vale Et cor eius breakin 'in conspectu oculorum meorum Et non optio 'Fac tibi non vale ultra dicere' Whoa?

The crater is named after Marathon, a town in Texas, following the naming convention of using Earth locations for features in Meridiani Planum....

[2] (edit) Interestingly, the intended landing site - Meridiani Planum - is "below ground" at an altitude of -250m.

Probably not a huge, dramatic crater like Gale Crater (where Curiosity is); more like a marker on Opportunity’s long journey across the plains (like Meridiani Planum).

The photo caption has this description: "The smooth expanse of the informally named icy plain Sputnik Planum (right) is flanked to the west (left) by rugged mountains up to 11,000 feet (3,500 meters) high, including the informally named Norgay Montes in the foreground and Hillary Montes on the skyline."

> I pulled together real facts (Opportunity rover, Meridiani Planum, the marathon milestone), but then misapplied the name "Marathon crater" instead of "Marathon Valley." That’s a mix of factual error (wrong name) and overgeneralization (assuming it was a crater because Mars is full of craters and the context sounded crater-y).

[2] (edit) Interestingly, the intended landing site - Meridiani Planum - is "below ground" at an altitude of -250m.

The photo caption has this description: "The smooth expanse of the informally named icy plain Sputnik Planum (right) is flanked to the west (left) by rugged mountains up to 11,000 feet (3,500 meters) high, including the informally named Norgay Montes in the foreground and Hillary Montes on the skyline."

> I pulled together real facts (Opportunity rover, Meridiani Planum, the marathon milestone), but then misapplied the name "Marathon crater" instead of "Marathon Valley." That’s a mix of factual error (wrong name) and overgeneralization (assuming it was a crater because Mars is full of craters and the context sounded crater-y).

The crater is named after Marathon, a town in Texas, following the naming convention of using Earth locations for features in Meridiani Planum....

Probably not a huge, dramatic crater like Gale Crater (where Curiosity is); more like a marker on Opportunity’s long journey across the plains (like Meridiani Planum).