Central Pit Crater

Today's VIS image shows an unnamed crater in Hesperia Planum. This crater has a pit in the center of the floor of the crater. Craters can have several types features at this location, including a peak, a pit, a peak with a pit, or a smooth floor. There are several factors that can control which feature is created, but the main ones are impact energy (the size of the meteor striking the surface and its velocity) and the composition of the subsurface (rock type and strength).