Doublet Crater

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

This doublet crater is located in Utopia Planitia, near the Elysium Volcanic region. Doublet craters are formed by simultaneous impact of a meteor that broke into two pieces prior to hitting the surface. The channels in the image are part of Granicus Valles.

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Context

Image ID: 
V39556006 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
26.2138
134.103
39556
2010-11-14 09:17
Wed, 2010-12-22
VIS
1024 pixels (19 km)
3648 pixels (67 km)
0.018468 km/pixel
0.018602 km/pixel

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