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Young Impact

May 27, 2005
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a small, relatively young impact crater in the Xanthe Terra region of Mars. Boulders can be seen in the crater ejecta deposit.

27 May 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a small, relatively young impact crater in the Xanthe Terra region of Mars. Boulders can be seen in the crater ejecta deposit.

Location near: 2.3°N, 57.8°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Autumn

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