Friday, September 26, 2014

Impact Crater in Southern Terra Sirenum


The ridge in today's VIS image is the rim of a crater near the south polar cap.

Orbit Number: 56402 Latitude: -78.815 Longitude: 214.37 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2014-08-31 21:02

Photo credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State University

Note: This impact crater is located in southern Terra Sirenum; the closest named feature is Reynolds Crater, which is some distance to the north.

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