Pedestal Crater
November 17, 2011
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows an impact crater, a little over 2 km (> 1.2 mi) in diameter, located in Noachis Terra near 50.4°S, 14.3°W. The crater's bouldery ejecta blanket has protected underlying material from being eroded away by wind, leaving the ejecta up on a low pedestal. This picture covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) across, and is illuminated by sunlight from the upper left. (5 January 2005)
Credit: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Credit: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Topics:
Pedestal crater, Planetary geology, Mars Global Surveyor, Environment, Disaster Accident, Noachis Terra, Arabia Terra, Ejecta blanket, Arabia quadrangle, Malin Space Science Systems, Mars
