A very interesting-looking 5-kilometer crater located in Ascraeus Mons,a large shield volcano located in the Tharsis region of the planet Mars. It is the northernmost and tallest of three shield volcanoes collectively known as the Tharsis Montes.

ID: ESP_054545_1970
date: 16 March 2018
altitude: 273 km

NASA/JPL/UArizona
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_054545_1970
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