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Soffen Crater Floor

This crater on Mars, observed by NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, was named after Dr. Gerald A. Soffen February 7, 1926 - November 22, 2000, and this image covers a small portion of the crater floor. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA14453

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