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Perspective view of the central massif within an impact crater



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Perspective view of the central massif within an impact crater
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The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on ESA's Mars Express probe makes it possible to produce computer perspective images of landscapes from different points of view.

This image shows a view from north to south of the central section of the 35 kilometre-wide (northern) impact craters, where after the impact of a large asteroid, a central massif formed several hundred metres high due to the "springing back" of the Martian surface.

In the background, the thousand metre-high crater rim can be seen.

Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum).
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