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Dark-Rimmed Crater

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a dark-rimmed, nearly-filled impact crater on the northern plains of Mars.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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11 April 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a nearly-filled impact crater on the northern plains.

Location near: 47.3°N, 294.0°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Summer

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