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A Crater on the South Polar Layered Deposits
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About this work
This image is part of a campaign to image potential impact craters in the south polar layered deposits (ice cap). This feature looks like a strong candidate for an impact crater because it is very circular are still has a raised rim. The sizes and densities of impact craters provide an estimate for the age of the landscape, which in turn provides a minimum age for the icy layers.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineA Crater on the South Polar Layered Deposits. NASA/JPL, 2019-04-03. Public domain. ID: PIA23106.
