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Chryse Plains

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows an impact crater in western Chryse Planitia on Mars surrounded by a flat plain riddled by hundreds of smaller impact craters.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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13 February 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows an impact crater in western Chryse Planitia that is approximately 850 meters (~2790 ft) in diameter, surrounded by a flat plain riddled by hundreds of smaller impact craters.

Location near: 27.6°N, 47.3°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Winter