PIA02085: Pedestal Crater
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows the upper layer of Martian plains surrounding this impact crater that have been stripped and deflated by wind. The rocky ejecta of the crater, however, protected the material beneath the ejecta blanket from such erosion.
 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:  819 x 1211 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-162  
 Addition Date:  2000-06-01 
 Primary Data Set:  MGS EDRs 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA02085.tif (838.2 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA02085.jpg (146.8 kB)  

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The upper layer of the plains surrounding this impact crater have been stripped and deflated by wind. The rocky ejecta of the crater, however, protected the material beneath the ejecta blanket from such erosion. This process also gives the ejecta deposit a "raised relief" appearance. MOC image from July 6, 1998.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/MSSS

Image Addition Date:
2000-06-01