MSIP: Crater Formation

We are the 6th grade Mars Student Imaging Project (MSIP) team from Mercury Mine. During our trip to ASU, we took a picture of an area with many craters of different sizes and types (preserved, modified, and destroyed) to help us answer our question: Is there a difference between a crater formed by an impact on Mars and a force from beneath the planet's surface forming a mountain or volcano; and if so, what? Our image was taken at the latitude of 35.73 S and the longitude of 236.2 E, 695.6 seconds after the THEMIS passed the equator (while descending). Downloading our image was perhaps the best part of our trip to ASU. : The above caption was written by the MSIP team that targeted this image. There has been no editing of content by ASU. NASA and Arizona State University's Mars Education Program is offering students nationwide the opportunity to be involved in authentic Mars research by participating in the Mars Student Imaging Project (MSIP). Teams of students in grades 5 through college sophomore level have the opportunity to work with scientists, mission planners and educators on the THEMIS team at ASU's Mars Space Flight Facility, to image a site on Mars using the THEMIS visible wavelength camera. For more information go to the MSIP website: http://msip.asu.edu.