Surface Texture

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

Located at high northern latitude, the floor of this unnamed crater shows a typical surface texture - polygonal ground. On Earth, this surface texture is found above permafrost and is believed to be caused by freeze/thaw cycle of water moving larger material upward.

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Context

Image ID: 
V28228010 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
66.3685
99.7028
28228
2008-04-25 07:26
Mon, 2008-06-09
VIS
1024 pixels (20 km)
3648 pixels (71 km)
0.019509 km/pixel
0.019651 km/pixel

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