PIA07202: Pedestal Crater
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows an impact crater located in Noachis Terra on Mars. The crater's bouldery ejecta blanket has protected underlying material from being eroded away by wind, leaving the ejecta up on a low pedestal.
 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:  672 x 1364 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-962  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07202.tif (917.8 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07202.jpg (157.1 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

5 January 2004

This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows an impact crater, a little over 2 km (> 1.2 mi) in diameter, located in Noachis Terra near 50.4°S, 14.3°W. The crater's bouldery ejecta blanket has protected underlying material from being eroded away by wind, leaving the ejecta up on a low pedestal. This picture covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) across, and is illuminated by sunlight from the upper left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-01-05