"Butterfly" Crater
About this image
The ejecta pattern around this northern plains crater is termed "butterfly" for it's similarity to butterfly wings. This type of ejecta pattern is common for oblique impacts. In this IR image the ejecta appears bright. This is because the rock ejecta is warmer than the surrounding dust covered plains.
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Context
Image ID:
I54313039 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
73.298
126.752
54313
2014-03-12 23:41
Tue, 2014-06-03
IR
320 pixels (35 km)
1808 pixels (177 km)
0.098188 km/pixel
0.110258 km/pixel