Doublet Crater

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

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This doublet crater was formed when two meteorites impacted at the same time. The shock waves interact to form the straight central rim and the 'wings' of ejecta on the outside of the rims.

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Context

Latitude: -16.7109

Longitude: 265.428

Orbit Number: 39989

Captured: 2010-12-19 23:14

Posted to Web: Mon, 2011-02-14

Instrument: VIS

Image Width: 1024 pixels (17 km)

Image Height: 3648 pixels (63 km)

Vertical Resolution: 0.017395 km/pixel

Horizontal Resolution: 0.017522 km/pixel

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