PIA02199: Kidney-Shaped Impact
This image from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows an unusally-shaped (not circular) impact crater in the Elysium region of Mars. A dark-toned lava flow surface is seen in the southern (lower) portion of the image.
 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:  1024 x 2848 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1382  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA02199.tif (2.919 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA02199.jpg (530.2 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

23 February 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows an unusally-shaped (not circular) impact crater in the Elysium region of Mars. A dark-toned lava flow surface is seen in the southern (lower) portion of the image.

Location near: 5.9°N, 220.0°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Winter

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2006-02-23