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Ejecta Boulders
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Caption:
28 March 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a 1.5 meters per pixel (5 ft/pixel) view of a ~1 km wide crater. Boulders ejected by the impact that formed the crater can be seen in the ejecta blanket.
Location near
: 34.1°N, 247.7°W
Image width
: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from
: lower left
Season
: Northern Spring
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 | 2005-03-28 | |
| Date in Caption | 2005-03-28 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA07504 | |
| Identifier | PIA07504 | |
