This is only one of four impact craters known that possesses intact layers exposed in the central uplift.

Scientists believe this layered material originates from kilometers beneath the present surface and is raised up during the formation of the crater itself. These craters give us a window into these deep layers, which would otherwise remain hidden.

ID: ESP_033248_1520
date: 30 August 2013
altitude: 252 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_033248_1520
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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