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Lonely Crater

Dec. 24, 2005
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows an old meteor impact crater, somewhat filled with sediment. This crater is located near a larger crater, Newcomb, in far northern Noachis Terra on Mars.

24 December 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a full-resolution (1.5 meters/5 feet per pixel) view of an old meteor impact crater, somewhat filled with sediment. This crater is located near a larger crater, Newcomb, in far northern Noachis Terra.

Location near: 22.1°S, 1.1°W
Image width: ~1 km (~0.6 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Spring

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