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Layered Crater Walls

This image from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows an impact crater that is approximately 3.5 kilometers (2.2 miles) in diameter. Layered rock units are visible on the inside of the raised crater rim.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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16 September 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows an impact crater that is approximately 3.5 kilometers (2.2 miles) in diameter. It is located to the northeast of Olympus Mons, in the Tharsis Region. Layered rock units are visible on the inside of the raised crater rim.

Location near: 70.7°N, 271.0°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Spring