Mars 4 Image of Mariner Crater on Mars

mariner 4 image of Mariner crater
July 24, 1965
CreditNASA/JPL-Caltech
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Mariner 4 image of the crater named after it, the 94 mile (151 km) diameter Mariner crater. Running from the lower left corner of the frame through the bottom of the crater is a linear ridge which is part of Sirenum Fossae. The image was taken from 7,400 miles (12,600 km) away from Mars and covers an area of about 155 x 157 miles (250 km by 254 km). North is up.