Odyssey image
Vital Statistics
Location:
8.8N, 202.5E
Released:
2003-05-01
Image Size:
18.4 x 65.7 km, 1024 x 3648 px
Resolution: 18m Instrument: VIS
Medium-size image for 20030501a
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU
 
Image Context:
Context image for 20030501a
Wide Context:
Wide context image for 20030501a
Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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The ejecta material of the impact crater observed in this THEMIS image is partly eroded as the trend of a regional geologic unit is beginning to emerge from beneath the blanket. The aligned texture is caused by wind erosion which formed yardangs.
 
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THEMIS Image of the Day: Eroded Ejecta (Released 1 May 2003)