Impact crater with ejecta blanket and evidence of ice
Impact crater with ejecta blanket and evidence of ice
This image shows a relatively young impact crater measuring approximately 12 kilometres across on the Coloe Fossae plateau. The impact occurred after the crust had stretched, as some of the ejected material settled in the linear grabens running on both sides of the crater. Streak-like features inside the crater indicate that mixtures of rock and ice slid down from the crater walls and were pushed together on the floor.