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Cracked Plain, Buried Craters

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a cracked plain in western Utopia Planitia on Mars. The three circular crack patterns indicate the location of three buried meteor impact craters.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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4 September 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a cracked plain in western Utopia Planitia. The three circular crack patterns indicate the location of three buried meteor impact craters. These landforms are located near 41.9°N, 275.9°W. The image covers an area approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) across. Sunlight illuminates this scene from the lower left.