Erosion Effects

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

The impact crater in this THEMIS image is a model illustration to the effects of erosion on Mars. The degraded crater rim and several landslides observed in crater walls is evidence to the mass wasting of materials. Layering in crater walls also suggests the presence of materials that erode at varying rates.

Please see the THEMIS Data Citation Note for details on crediting THEMIS images. 

Context

Image ID: 
V04380003 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
31.5702
44.3342
4380
2002-12-09 21:08
Wed, 2003-01-22
VIS
1024 pixels (19 km)
3648 pixels (67 km)
0.018553 km/pixel
0.018688 km/pixel

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