Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS: Feature Image: Crater in Nighttime IR (Released 6 December 2004)

Vital Statistics
Location: -6.5N, 24.0E	Released: 2004-12-06
Image Size: 32.0 x 84.5 km, 320 x 845 px
Resolution: 100m	Instrument: IR

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

Image Context:
Context image for 20041206A

Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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This nighttime IR image is of a small crater. Note the bright and dark portions of it's ejecta blanket. With ballistic em- placement of ejecta, larger(heavier) material falls closer to the crater rim than smaller material. This is clearly repre- sented in the nighttime IR, where rockier material is warmer/ brighter and finer material is darker/cooler.