Elongated Crater on Mars (IMAGE)

European Space Agency

Elongated Crater on Mars

Caption

This elongated depression is about 78 km in length, opens from just under 10 km wide at one end to 25 km wide at the other, and reaches a depth of 2 km. It is located at about 21°S / 55°E, and was probably caused by the impact of a train of projectiles. The data were acquired during orbit 8433 on Aug. 4, 2010, using the High Resolution Stereo Camera on Mars Express.

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ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum)

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