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Crater with central mound

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Crater with central mound An unnamed Martian crater, about 25 kilometers in diameter, has a central mound much taller than its rim. Both central mound and rim exhibit numerous dark slope streaks in various stages of fading.

NASA / Caltech-JPL / Malin Space Science Systems

Original image data dated on or about July 4, 2008

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