PIA03945: Bouldery Impact
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows an impact crater with large boulders along its rim. The crater is located in Tempe Terra on Mars.
 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:  1374 x 1933 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1120  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03945.tif (2.659 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03945.jpg (244.8 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

12 June 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows an impact crater with large boulders along its rim. The crater is located in Tempe Terra.

Location near: 36.6°N, 88.9°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:
2005-06-12