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PIA06019: A Buried Crater?
This image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey is overhead view comparing the crater nicknamed 'Thira' on the top right with a crater on Mars that is buried by possible lava or debris flows.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  2001 Mars Odyssey 
 Spacecraft:  2001 Mars Odyssey
 Instrument:  THEMIS 
 Product Size:  938 x 728 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Arizona State University 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA06019.tif (557.3 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA06019.jpg (70.01 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

figure 1 for PIA06019
Figure 1

This regional overhead view compares the crater nicknamed "Thira" on the top right with a crater on the bottom left that is buried by possible lava or debris flows. Thira Crater seems to have formed more recently due to its defined edges and features. The other crater exhibits edges that appear to have been buried. The "Columbia Hills" are seen to the left of Thira Crater for context. The blurriness in the lower right portion of this image is a result of missing data. This image was taken by the thermal emission imaging system on NASA's orbiting Mars Odyssey.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/ASU

Image Addition Date:
2004-06-03