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Buried Craters

Dec. 26, 2005
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows two circular features on the plains of northern Utopia on Mars. A common sight on the martian northern plains, these rings indicate the locations of buried impact craters.

26 December 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows two circular features on the plains of northern Utopia. A common sight on the martian northern plains, these rings indicate the locations of buried impact craters.

Location near: 65.1°N, 261.2°W
Image width: ~2 km (~1.2 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Summer

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