Peneus Patera

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

The unusual shallow, scalloped depressions in this image are located on the margin Peneus Patera, south of Hellas Planitia. It may be that volatiles, such as ice, are involved in the formation of these depressions.

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Context

Image ID: 
V42130006 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-57.2771
54.233
42130
2011-06-14 06:17
Fri, 2011-07-08
VIS
1024 pixels (17 km)
3648 pixels (62 km)
0.017008 km/pixel
0.017132 km/pixel

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