HiPOD: Monday, 18 October 2021
Fresh Craters in Northern Mid-Latitudes

Fresh Craters in Northern Mid-Latitudes

Fresh Craters in the Northern Mid-Latitudes
These two impact craters near Deuteronilus Mensae dominate the center of this observation, also visible in Context Camera images. Both are fairly small and geologically young (hence “fresh”) but the flower-like ejecta of one of them is what stands out here. A collection of boulders surround both.

ID: ESP_064497_2250
date: 30 April 2020
altitude: 302 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_064497_2250
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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Black & white is less than 5 km across; enhanced color is less than 1 km. For full observation details, visit the ID link.