Dr. Gerald A. Soffen (February 7, 1926 — November 22, 2000) was a project scientist for the NASA’s Viking program of Mars landers. This crater on Mars was named after him, and this image covers a small portion of the crater floor.

Here, we see a diversity of bedrock colors and textures and wind-blown (aeolian) features.

ID: ESP_047561_1560
date: 18 September 2016
altitude: 256 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_047561_1560
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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