PIA08637: Slam!
This image from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows an impact crater on the martian northern plains. This crater is roughly the size of the famous Meteor Crater in Arizona on the North American continent.
 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:  601 x 1972 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1542  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA08637.tif (1.187 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA08637.jpg (256.6 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

2 August 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows an impact crater on the martian northern plains. This crater is roughly the size of the famous Meteor Crater in Arizona on the North American continent.

Location near: 43.0°N, 231.7°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:
2006-08-02