A survey based on HiRISE and Context Camera data indicates that this crater is among the best preserved ones on Mars. It retains what is believed to be primary crater deposits, ie., crater-related pitted materials such as volatile-rich impact melt-bearing deposits. Jones is about 94 kilometers in diameter and was named after English astronomer Harold Spencer Jones (1890–1960).

ID: ESP_075498_1610
date: 4 September 2022
altitude: 260 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_075498_1610
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