Central Pit Crater

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

Today's image shows an unnamed crater located northwest of Elysium Mons. This crater contains a central pit, which formed at the time of impact. The depth, diameter and central morphology of a crater can provide information about both the impactor and the pre-existing surface.

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Context

Image ID: 
V62294007 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
38.5523
137.201
62294
2015-12-30 01:38
Thu, 2016-03-03
VIS
1024 pixels (19 km)
3648 pixels (70 km)
0.019401 km/pixel
0.0194068 km/pixel

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