Crater and Caldera

Scaled Image

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

This VIS image shows two circular features. The flat floored feature at the top of the image is the summit caldera of Elysium Mons and was formed by volcanic activity. The bowl-shaped feature next to the caldera is an impact crater.

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Context

Image ID: 
V65587007 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
24.3248
146.842
65587
2016-09-26 07:14
Mon, 2016-11-07
VIS
1024 pixels (18 km)
3648 pixels (65 km)
0.017958 km/pixel
0.0181134 km/pixel

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