Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Fresh Crater
Original Caption Released with Image:
30 July 2004
This full-resolution (1.5 meters, 5 feet, per pixel) Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a fairly small, fresh meteor impact crater in far southeastern Arabia Terra. The crater's bowl, rim, and ejecta exhibit numerous boulders. The image covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) wide and is located near 6.9°S, 317.1°W. Sunlight illuminates the terrain from the left.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Produced By:
Malin Space Science Systems
Mission:
Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Spacecraft:
Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
Target Name:
Mars
Is a satellite of:
Sol (our sun)
Instrument:
Mars Orbiter Camera
Product Size:
2048 samples x 2944 lines
Producer ID:
MOC2-803
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Crater
facet_what:
Mars
facet_what:
Terra
facet_what:
Surveyor
facet_what:
Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter (MGS)
facet_what:
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
facet_where:
Mars
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_when:
30 July 2004
facet_when_year:
2004
Image #:
PIA06733
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA06733
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Fresh Crater