Rayed Crater in the Tharsis Region
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
Rayed Crater in the Tharsis Region
PSP_008011_1975  Science Theme: Impact Processes
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.



Written by: Maria Banks  (7 May 2008)
 
Acquisition date
11 April 2008

Local Mars time
15:02

Latitude (centered)
17.414°

Longitude (East)
248.754°

Spacecraft altitude
274.1 km (170.3 miles)

Original image scale range
27.4 cm/pixel (with 1 x 1 binning) so objects ~82 cm across are resolved

Map projected scale
25 cm/pixel and North is up

Map projection
Equirectangular

Emission angle
0.2°

Phase angle
42.8°

Solar incidence angle
43°, with the Sun about 47° above the horizon

Solar longitude
57.4°, Northern Spring

For non-map projected images
North azimuth:  97°
Sub-solar azimuth:  17.7°
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