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Context Camera Views a Mars Impact Crater in Tempe Terra
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This meteoroid impact crater on Mars was captured using the black-and-white Context Camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). The Context Camera took this image showing the impact, which occurred Sept. 18, 2021, in a region called Tempe Terra. The meteoroid struck the side of a graben – a depression created by faults. The impact crater left behind is roughly 427 feet (130 meters) across.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineContext Camera Views a Mars Impact Crater in Tempe Terra. NASA/JPL, 2022-10-27. Public domain. ID: PIA25587.
