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Bacolor Crater on planet Mars

by

NASA/JPL/Arizona State University/Novapix

Reference

a-mar10-00020

Date

2010-12-10

Bacolor Crater is a magnificent impact feature about 20 kilometers (12 miles) wide. The lines on the ejecta blanket surrounding the crater rim come from a surge of superheated gas and debris flying outward in the wake of the meteorite impact that made the crater. This view combines images taken during the period from September 2002 to October 2005 by the Thermal Emission Imaging System instrument on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter. The pictured location on Mars is 33 degrees north latitude, 118.6 degrees east longitude.