Crashing Into Mars
The NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter team released this image on February 5 showing a spectacular impact crater on Mars. The crater is about 100 feet wide and threw debris more than nine miles away.
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The NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter team released this image on February 5 showing a spectacular impact crater on Mars. The crater is about 100 feet wide and threw debris more than nine miles away.