
The image is an excerpt from an observation from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter showing a meteorite impact that excavated this crater on Mars exposed bright ice that had been hidden just beneath the surface at this location.
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NASA ID
PIA17608
Date Created
December 10, 2013
Center
JPL
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