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Crater and Flows

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a crater surrounded by thin flows in southeastern Kasei Valles on Mars. The flows might have been lava or mud. The picture was acquired in August 2005.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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29 October 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a crater surrounded by thin flows in southeastern Kasei Valles. The flows might have been lava or mud. The picture was acquired in August 2005.

Location near: 14.2°N, 75.1°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: left/lower left
Season: Northern Autumn

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