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Valentine 2006

This image from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a heart-shaped, eroded and partially-filled crater located near the southeast wall of Columbus Crater in the Mare Sirenum region of Mars.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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14 February 2006
Happy Valentine's Day from the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) team!

This somewhat heart-shaped, eroded and partially-filled crater is located near the southeast wall of Columbus Crater in the Mare Sirenum region of Mars. North is toward the bottom/lower left.

Location near: 29.9°S, 165.2°W
Image width: 400 meter scale bar = ~1,312 feet
Illumination from: lower right
Season: Southern Autumn