Some craters in the middle latitudes of Mars exhibit strange, concentric- and radial-textured patters on their floors--as seen here. The origin is presently unknown. This crater is in northern Arabia Terra, and the picture was taken in April 1998.
Name | Value | Additional Values |
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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 | |
Acquisition Date | ||
Release Date | 2000-06-01 | |
Date in Caption | ||
Image Credit | NASA/JPL/MSSS | |
Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02074 | |
Identifier | PIA02074 |