Lonar Crater Ejecta

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

This VIS image shows the part of the crater rim and ejecta surrounding Lonar Crater in the northern plains of Vastitas Borealis. There is a fine scale, radial grooved outer layer of ejecta covered by lobate ejecta nearer the crater rim. The ends of the lobes are taller than the material just inside the end of the lobe. Often called rampart ejecta, this morphology can be caused by impact into a surface that includes volatiles such as sub-surface water or ice.

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Context

Image ID: 
V71327015 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
73.428
38.7539
71327
2018-01-12 05:31
Mon, 2018-05-07
VIS
512 pixels (20 km)
7584 pixels (300 km)
0.039581 km/pixel
0.0397705 km/pixel

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