Concentric Crater Fill

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

The bizarre patterns on the floor of this crater in Nilosyrtis Mensae defy an easy explanation. At 34 degrees north latitude, this location hardly qualifies as 'Arctic' yet it is likely that some form of periglacial process possibly combined with the vaporization of ground ice is responsible for this intriguing landscape.

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Context

Image ID: 
V04329006 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
34.2524
75.4728
4329
2002-12-05 16:22
Fri, 2003-01-24
VIS
1024 pixels (19 km)
3648 pixels (67 km)
0.018625 km/pixel
0.01876 km/pixel

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