Crazy Craters

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

Today's VIS image shows two craters located on the margin of Syrtis Major Planum. The two large craters are not circular. The flatter sides are caused by the pressure wave generated by the impact being deflected along tectonic fractures in the surface rocks. On Earth, Meteor Crater (Arizona) also has "corners" due to subsurface faults.

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

Context

Image ID: 
V48982009 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
0.250705
78.1391
48982
2012-12-29 07:34
Wed, 2019-06-19
VIS
1024 pixels (18 km)
3648 pixels (64 km)
0.017669 km/pixel
0.018089 km/pixel

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