 | | | | |
| | | | | |
|
| Europe goes to Mars About Mars Express About Mars Meet the team Multimedia VideoTalkMars Express imagesMars Express videosHRSC videosAnimation in 11 languagesDownload wallpapersDownload screensavers3D Flash 'model'Make a modelServices Comments
| | | | | | | | Article Images |  |
The scars of impacts on Mars
4 March 2011
| This elongated depression is about 78 km in length, opens from just under 10 km wide at one end to 25 km wide at the other, and reaches a depth of 2 km. It is located at about 21°S / 55°E, and was probably caused by the impact of a train of projectiles. The data were acquired during orbit 8433 on 4 August 2010 using the High Resolution Stereo Camera on Mars Express.
Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum) | |  |  | |
| | | | | A wider contextual image showing the region around the elongated crater imaged by Mars Express. To the north lies the Huygens crater, named after the famous Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer of the 17th century, Christiaan Huygens, who discovered Saturn’s moon Titan. The impact basin is about 450 km across. The elongated depression seen in the HRSC images is located near the centre, and a second elongated impact crater lies to the north-northwest of the main target. It can be seen here, just outside the orbital track, and is in alignment with the main elongated crater, reinforcing the notion that these structures were the result of a train of projectiles.
Credits: NASA MGS MOLA Science Team | | | | |
| | | | | This elongated depression is about 78 km in length, opens from just under 10 km wide at one end to 25 km wide at the other, and reaches a depth of 2 km. It is located at about 21°S / 55°E, and was probably caused by the impact of a train of projectiles. Several small channels on the blanket suggest an impact into a volatile-rich surface (box 1). There are three deeper areas within the basin. This could be evidence for several projectiles (box 2). Several landslides that took place after the impact have modified the steep crater rim. The best examples of this are two smaller craters on the rim, which are only partially preserved (box 3). Close to the eastern crater rim, two well-formed and relatively deep craters are almost pristine (box 4). To the north of the box is another crater but this one has been modified by the creation of the ejecta blanket. The data were acquired during orbit 8433 on 4 August 2010 using the High Resolution Stereo Camera on Mars Express.
Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum) | | | | |
| | | | | This unnamed elongated depression is located just to the south of the much larger Huygens crater. It is about 78 km in length, opens from just under 10 km wide at one end to 25 km wide at the other, and reaches a depth of 2 km. The image was created using a Digital Terrain Model (DTM) obtained from the High Resolution Stereo Camera on ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft. Elevation data from the DTM is colour coded: purple indicates the lowest lying regions and grey the highest. The scale is in metres.
Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum) | | | | |
| | | | | This elongated depression is about 78 km in length, opens from just under 10 km wide at one end to 25 km wide at the other, and reaches a depth of 2 km. It is located at about 21°S / 55°E, just south of the large Huygens crater. The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on ESA’s Mars Express took this image. It was obtained during orbit 8433 on 4 August 2010 and has a resolution of about 15 m per pixel. The image was derived from the HRSC nadir channel, which provides the highest detail of all the channels.
Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum) | | | | |
| | | | | This unnamed elongated depression is located just to the south of the much larger Huygens crater. It is about 78 km in length, opens from just under 10 km wide at one end to 25 km wide at the other, and reaches a depth of 2 km. A blanket of material that looks as if it was ejected from an impact surrounds it. The data were acquired during orbit 8433 on 4 August 2010 using the High Resolution Stereo Camera on Mars Express.
Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum) | | | | |
| | | | | This unnamed elongated depression is located just to the south of the much larger Huygens crater. It is about 78 km in length, opens from just under 10 km wide at one end to 25 km wide at the other, and reaches a depth of 2 km. A blanket of material that looks as if it was ejected from an impact surrounds it. The data were acquired during orbit 8433 on 4 August 2010 using the High Resolution Stereo Camera on Mars Express.
Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum) | | | | |
| | | | | This unnamed elongated depression is located just to the south of the much larger Huygens crater. It is about 78 km in length, opens from just under 10 km wide at one end to 25 km wide at the other, and reaches a depth of 2 km. A blanket of material that looks as if it was ejected from an impact surrounds it. The data were acquired during orbit 8433 on 4 August 2010 using the High Resolution Stereo Camera on Mars Express.
Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum) | | | | |
| | | | | This unnamed elongated depression is located just to the south of the much larger Huygens crater. It is about 78 km in length, opens from just under 10 km wide at one end to 25 km wide at the other, and reaches a depth of 2 km. A blanket of material that looks as if it was ejected from an impact surrounds it. The data were acquired during orbit 8433 on 4 August 2010 using the High Resolution Stereo Camera on Mars Express.
Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum) | | | | |
| | | | | This unnamed elongated depression is located just to the south of the much larger Huygens crater. It is about 78 km in length, opens from just under 10 km wide at one end to 25 km at the other, and reaches a depth of 2 km. A blanket of material that looks as if it was ejected from an impact surrounds it. The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on ESA’s Mars Express took this image. It was obtained during orbit 8433 on 4 August 2010 and has a resolution of about 15 m per pixel. It combines data from HRSC’s nadir channel and one stereo channel to produce this 3D image. Stereoscopic glasses are required to see the 3D effect.
Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum) | | | | |
| |
| | Mars Express on YouTube  Traces of Martian lifeRelated articles Rare martian lake delta spotted by Mars ExpressMars’ northern polar regions in transitionPhobos slips past JupiterSpringtime at Mars’ south poleMars Express sees deep fractures on MarsNeighbouring volcanoes on MarsMars Express puts craters on a pedestalMars Express close flybys of martian moon PhobosWind and water have shaped Schiaparelli on MarsLight and dark in the Phoenix LakeMars: how low can you go?Mars’s mysterious elongated craterRocky mounds and a plateau on MarsWet era on early Mars was globalVolcanic ash in Meridiani PlanumCraters young and old in Sirenum FossaeCraters, lava flows and tectonic features near Ma'adim VallisCraters and channels in Hephaestus FossaeChaotic terrain in Ariadnes CollesIce-covered martian North PoleThe Euminedes Dorsum mountains on MarsLava deposits in Mangala FossaeRelated links High Resolution Stereo CameraBehind the lens...Frequently asked questionsFor specialists ESA Planetary Science archive (PSA)NASA Planetary Data SystemHRSC data viewer
|
HI-RES JPEG (Size: 
HI-RES TIFF (Size: 
HI-RES JPEG (Size: 
HI-RES JPEG (Size: 
HI-RES JPEG (Size: 
HI-RES JPEG (Size: 
HI-RES JPEG (Size: 
HI-RES JPEG (Size: 
HI-RES JPEG (Size: 
HI-RES JPEG (Size: 
HI-RES JPEG (Size: