Orson Welles Crater
Today's VIS image shows part of the floor of Orson Welles Crater. This region of the crater contains chaos. Chaos is formed where tectonic forces break the surface into blocks. Erosion along the breaks widen and deepen the valleys between creating mesas. There is evidence that this crater may once have held a lake. Orson Welles Crater is 116 km in diameter (72 miles). Orbit Number: 94963 Latitude: -0.688448 Longitude: 314.526 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2023-05-12 13:20 https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA26221
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PIA26221
Date Created
November 20, 2023
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JPL
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