
The High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter took this image of a crater cluster on Mars, the first ever to be discovered artificial intelligence (AI). The AI first spotted the craters in images taken the orbiter's Context Camera; scientists followed up with this HiRISE image to confirm the craters. The Context Camera's view of the craters can be found in PIA24091. These craters created by several pieces of a single meteor. The largest of the craters is about 13 feet (4 meters) wide. In total, the craters span about 100 feet (30 meters) of the Red Planet's surface. The craters were found in a region called Noctis Fossae, located at latitude -3.213, longitude 259.415. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA24040
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NASA ID
PIA24040
Date Created
October 1, 2020
Center
JPL
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