Odyssey image
Vital Statistics
Location:
66.4N, 99.7E
Released:
2008-06-09
Image Size:
20.1 x 71.2 km, 1024 x 3648 px
Resolution: 20m Instrument: VIS
Medium-size image for 20080609a
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU
 
Image Context:
Context image for 20080609a 		Wide Context:
Wide context image for 20080609a
Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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Located at high northern latitude, the floor of this unnamed crater shows a typical surface texture - polygonal ground. On Earth, this surface texture is found above permafrost and is believed to be caused by freeze/thaw cycle of water moving larger material upward.
 
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