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White chunks of ice stand out on the red sands of Mars surrounding this fresh impact crater.

HiRISE Views a Mars Impact Crater Surrounded by Water Ice

HiRISE Views a Mars Impact Crater Surrounded by Water Ice​: Boulder-size blocks of water ice can be seen around the rim of this giant meteoroid impact crater on Mars, as viewed by the High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE camera) aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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