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Ejecta Boulders

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows boulders ejected by the impact that formed the crater seen in the ejecta blanket.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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28 March 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a 1.5 meters per pixel (5 ft/pixel) view of a ~1 km wide crater. Boulders ejected by the impact that formed the crater can be seen in the ejecta blanket.

Location near: 34.1°N, 247.7°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Spring