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Patterned Plains

This image from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows the patterned ground of the cold, martian northern plains. The circular features are the sites of buried impact craters.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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25 September 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows the patterned ground of the cold, martian northern plains. The circular features are the sites of buried impact craters.

Location near: 70.5°N, 340.6°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower right
Season: Northern Spring