Science and Exploration

NASA MRO Image: Boulders on the Floor of Hellas Basin

By Keith Cowing
May 24, 2013
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This image reveals bouldery patches on the floor of the giant Hellas impact basin. The boulders are often crudely aligned. Maybe these boulders were deposited or sculpted by flowing ice in the form of glaciers. Larger Images

This image reveals bouldery patches on the floor of the giant Hellas impact basin. The boulders are often crudely aligned. Maybe these boulders were deposited or sculpted by flowing ice in the form of glaciers. Larger Images

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