This image shows a small rayed impact crater, about 160 meters in diameter, in the Tharsis region in the Northern Hemisphere of Mars.

Relatively recent impacts form rays of ejecta that spray out radially from the crater. In addition to relatively fine material, large boulders and smaller secondary craters are visible in the rays surrounding this crater.

Secondary craters are recognized by their shallow depths (in comparison to primary craters), irregular shapes, and appearance in clusters and linear chains.



ID: PSP_008011_1975
date: 11 April 2008
altitude: 274 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/PSP_008011_1975
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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