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Oblique Impact

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows the results of an oblique meteor impact on Mars.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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7 April 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows the results of an oblique meteor impact near 4.4°S, 10.1°W. The image covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) across. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the left.