Crater Rim Slump

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

This unnamed crater is located in Syrtis Major Planum. The inner portion of the rim at the top of the image has failed in a mode termed 'slump'. A large section has slid to the floor creating a landslide-type deposit and leaving relatively smooth cliff face.

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Context

Image ID: 
V25945016 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
3.7846
71.0746
25945
2007-10-20 08:07
Mon, 2007-12-03
VIS
1024 pixels (18 km)
3648 pixels (65 km)
0.017872 km/pixel
0.018002 km/pixel

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