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Ascraeus Pits

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows collapse pits on the lower east flank of Ascraeus Mons, a larger volcano in the Tharsis region of Mars.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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13 November 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows collapse pits on the lower east flank of Ascraeus Mons, a larger volcano in the Tharsis region of Mars.

Location near: 11.5°N, 102.2°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Autumn

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