
Much of the northern lowlands of Mars are thought to be relatively young volcanic flows with varying amounts of windblown dust cover. The lack of impact craters in this image from NASA Mars Odyssey spacecraft indicate the young age of the surface.
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PIA04041
Date Created
December 18, 2002
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JPL
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