THEMIS Vistas

THE SHALLOW BOWL OF A LARGE CRATER has collected debris for most of Mars' 4.6-billion year history. Currently, however, geological forces are slowly removing the sediments. This view looks east. (A 600 kB version of the image is available.) Credit: NASA/JPL/Arizona State University, R. Luk (vertical exaggeration about 2x).

To explore this area further, see the THEMIS feature article, Erosion and Exhumation.