Beautiful Layers in the Central Uplift of Mazamba Crater
This is only one of four impact craters known that possesses intact layers exposed in the central uplift. Scientists believe this layered material originates from kilometers beneath the present surface and is raised up during the formation of the crater itself. These craters give us a window into these deep layers, which would otherwise remain hidden.
Image cutout is less than 5 km (3 mi) across and the spacecraft altitude was 252 km (157 mi). For full observation details including images with scale bars, visit the source link.
www.uahirise.org/ESP_033248_1520
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
Beautiful Layers in the Central Uplift of Mazamba Crater
This is only one of four impact craters known that possesses intact layers exposed in the central uplift. Scientists believe this layered material originates from kilometers beneath the present surface and is raised up during the formation of the crater itself. These craters give us a window into these deep layers, which would otherwise remain hidden.
Image cutout is less than 5 km (3 mi) across and the spacecraft altitude was 252 km (157 mi). For full observation details including images with scale bars, visit the source link.
www.uahirise.org/ESP_033248_1520
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona