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An Oblique View of Uplifted Rocks
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This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows part of the central uplifted region of an impact crater more than 50 kilometers wide. That means that the bedrock has been raised from a depth of about 5 kilometers, exposing ancient materials. The warm (yellowish-reddish) colors mark the presence of minerals altered by water, whereas the bluish and greenish rocks have escaped alteration. Sharp-crested ridges and smooth areas are young windblown materials.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineAn Oblique View of Uplifted Rocks. NASA/JPL, 2017-05-24. Public domain. ID: PIA21640.
