Context Camera Views a Mars Impact Crater in Tempe Terra
This meteoroid impact crater on Mars was captured using the black-and-white Context Camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). The Context Camera took this image showing the impact, which occurred Sept. 18, 2021, in a region called Tempe Terra. The meteoroid struck the side of a graben – a depression created by faults. The impact crater left behind is roughly 427 feet (130 meters) across. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA25587
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PIA25587
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October 27, 2022
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JPL
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