HiPOD: Monday, 11 May 2020
Two Impact Craters within One

Two within One
This crater contains two other craters that are not much smaller. Such an arrangement is presumably rare, and an interesting question is whether the two smaller craters were part of a double impact, or were created at different times.

ID: ESP_055824_2185
date: 24 June 2018
altitude: 288 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_055824_2185
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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Black & white is less than 5 km across; enhanced color is less than 1 km. For full observation details, visit the ID link.