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Well-Preserved 3-Km Impact Crater in Nereidum Montes

Well-Preserved 3-Km Impact Crater in Nereidum Montes

Well-Preserved in Nereidum Montes
Also visible in Context Camera data, this observation gives us a high-resolution view of a sharp-rimmed, gullied crater with bedrock exposures and intricate ejecta flow patterns. Nereidum Montes is an over 1,100-kilometer length range of mountains northeast of Argyre Planitia.

ID: ESP_074035_1360
date: 13 May 2022
altitude: 256 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_074035_1360
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.