Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS: Feature Image: Crater Ejecta

Vital Statistics
Location: 34.6N, 326.1E	Released: 2005-07-26
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 20050726a

Wide Context:
Wide context image for 20050726a

Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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This Themis image provides a beautiful example of crater ejecta. Note the radial "spokes" on the top of the ejecta blanket surrounding the crater. These surface features ("spokes and ejecta blanket) are formed during the ballistic emplacement of ejecta and other materials as they were thrown out of the crater due to the force of the impact.