PIA03919: Young Impact
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a small, relatively young impact crater in the Xanthe Terra region of Mars. Boulders can be seen in the crater ejecta deposit.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) 
 Spacecraft:  Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
 Instrument:  Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) 
 Product Size:  2048 x 2207 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1104  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03919.tif (4.525 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03919.jpg (685.8 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

27 May 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a small, relatively young impact crater in the Xanthe Terra region of Mars. Boulders can be seen in the crater ejecta deposit.

Location near: 2.3°N, 57.8°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Autumn

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-05-27