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An Impact Structure in Brain Terrain
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We call the convoluted flow textures seen in the middle latitudes "brain terrain" because it resembles the cerebral cortex of human brains. There are very few well-defined impact craters on this terrain, indicating that some process is geologically recent. But here we see a relatively large (280-meter diameter) circular structure that is most likely a relaxed impact crater. Both the brain terrain and the relaxed crater are consistent with ice-rich ground.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineAn Impact Structure in Brain Terrain. NASA/JPL, 2024-01-31. Public domain. ID: PIA23700.
