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Ejecta Boulders

March 28, 2005
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows boulders ejected by the impact that formed the crater seen in the ejecta blanket.

28 March 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a 1.5 meters per pixel (5 ft/pixel) view of a ~1 km wide crater. Boulders ejected by the impact that formed the crater can be seen in the ejecta blanket.

Location near: 34.1°N, 247.7°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Spring

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