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Caption:
2 March 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a 1.5 meters (~5 feet) per pixel view of an impact crater that is approximately 3 km (9840 ft) in diameter. It is located in southwestern Terra Sabaea. South (toward the bottom of the image) of the impact crater is a second, more subdued circular feature which is probably an ancient impact crater that was buried and only partially exhumed, a common occurrence on Mars.
Location near
: 21.9°S, 338.6°W
Image width
: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from
: upper left
Season
: Southern Summer
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Mars | |
| System | ||
| Target Type | Planet | |
| Mission | Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) | |
| Instrument Host | Mars Global Surveyor | |
| Host Type | Orbiter | |
| Instrument | Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Crater, Grayscale, Impact | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2006-03-02 | |
| Date in Caption | 2006-03-02 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02680 | |
| Identifier | PIA02680 | |
