Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS: Feature Image: Impact Crater (Released 4 December 2002)

Vital Statistics
Location: 37.1N, 71.2E	Released: 2002-12-04
Image Size: 19.5 x 69.3 km, 1024 x 3648 px
Resolution: 19m	Instrument: VIS

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

Image Context:
Context image for 20021204a

Wide Context:
Wide context image for 20021204a

Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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The layering of material observed at the bottom of this impact crater suggests multiple depositional and erosional episodes in a changing environment. A volitile material may have also played a part in forming the pattern within the crater.