Wednesday, June 21, 2006

StarDate Featured Image: Arresting Sight


Two impact craters on Mars look like handcuffs in this view from the orbiting Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft. The rims of the craters are eroded and the craters are filled with sand, which forms small dunes around the edges. This indicates that the craters are probably very old.
Image source: StarDate.org / NASA / JPL / MSSS


Via StarDate.org.

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