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Crater ejecta (THEMIS_IOTD_20140305)

Multiple overlapping lobes of ejected debris are visible in the VIS image of an unnamed crater in Chryse Planitia. To see where on Mars this area lies, and to download high-resolution versions of the image, bit.ly/1cBWUGr

 

The scene here spans 19 x 68 kilometers (12 x 42 miles).

 

See the Red Planet Report at bit.ly/14KXe4O for updates on Mars research.

 

For the latest THEMIS Mars images as received by mission scientists, see bit.ly/1d6HA7o. To learn more about the THEMIS camera and its Mars images, see bit.ly/13YOfgm.

 

This image is in the public domain and may be republished free of charge, but if used it should be credited as NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State University.

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Uploaded on March 5, 2014
Taken on March 5, 2014