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Flow Front and Crater

June 6, 2005
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows an impact crater in the volcanic Tharsis region of Mars. The margins of a lava flow are seen above the crater.

5 June 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows an impact crater in the volcanic Tharsis region of Mars. The margins of a lava flow are seen to the north (above) the crater.

Location near: 22.2°N, 114.2°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Autumn

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