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A Nine Kilometer Impact Crater and Its Central Peak
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A Nine Kilometer Impact Crater and Its Central Peak

NASA / JPL · 2017-02-08 · photograph (digital archive)

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found across the Martian surface. Each impact crater on Mars possesses a unique origin and composition, which makes the HiRISE team very interested in sampling as many of them as possible! Like the impact of a droplet into fluid, once an impact has occurred on the surface of Mars, an ejecta curtain forms immediately after, contributing to the raised rim visible at the top of the crater's walls.

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Credit lineA Nine Kilometer Impact Crater and Its Central Peak. NASA/JPL, 2017-02-08. Public domain. ID: PIA08395.
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