Science and Exploration

A Crater Near The Opportunity Landing Site On Mars

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
NASA
August 19, 2022
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A Crater Near The Opportunity Landing Site On Mars
A Crater Near The Opportunity Landing Site On Mars
NASA

This lovely impact crater shows distinct boulder tracks on the right-hand side, suggesting recent (perhaps ongoing?) rockfalls. There is no sign of recurring slope lineae, but if any were to happen in this region, this would be a likely location. One of our goals is to take a few monitoring images and track any changes.

ID: ESP_071067_1775
date: 23 September 2021
altitude: 267 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_071067_1775NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona

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