Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS: Feature Image: Resurfaced Mars (Released 6 January 2003)

Vital Statistics
Location: 26.5N, 233.4E	Released: 2003-01-06
Image Size: 18.4 x 65.7 km, 1024 x 3648 px
Resolution: 18m	Instrument: VIS

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

Image Context:
Context image for 20030106a

Wide Context:
Wide context image for 20030106a

Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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This area of Mars shows a wonderful example of relative geologic dating. Ancient lava flows and escarpments are mantled by younger impact ejecta, which was subsequently cut by a younger graben and resurfaced by smaller impact craters.