PIA07504: Ejecta Boulders
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows boulders ejected by the impact that formed the crater seen in the ejecta blanket.
 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:  2048 x 2160 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1044  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07504.tif (3.53 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07504.jpg (490.3 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

28 March 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a 1.5 meters per pixel (5 ft/pixel) view of a ~1 km wide crater. Boulders ejected by the impact that formed the crater can be seen in the ejecta blanket.

Location near: 34.1°N, 247.7°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Spring

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-03-28