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Chryse Plains

Feb. 13, 2006
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows an impact crater in western Chryse Planitia on Mars surrounded by a flat plain riddled by hundreds of smaller impact craters.

13 February 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows an impact crater in western Chryse Planitia that is approximately 850 meters (~2790 ft) in diameter, surrounded by a flat plain riddled by hundreds of smaller impact craters.

Location near: 27.6°N, 47.3°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Winter

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