Resurfaced Mars

Scaled Image

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

This area of Mars shows a wonderful example of relative geologic dating. Ancient lava flows and escarpments are mantled by younger impact ejecta, which was subsequently cut by a younger graben and resurfaced by smaller impact craters.

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Context

Image ID: 
V04311003 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
26.524
233.35
4311
2002-12-04 04:51
Mon, 2003-01-06
VIS
1024 pixels (18 km)
3648 pixels (67 km)
0.018371 km/pixel
0.018504 km/pixel

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