Topographic overview map showing the location of Deuteronilus Cavus
Topographic overview map showing the location of Deuteronilus Cavus
With a diameter of approximately 120 kilometres, the Deuteronilus Cavus depression – formed by an asteroid impact – is about half the size of Earth's largest impact structure, the Sudbury Basin in Canada. Deuteronilus Cavus lies in the northern part of the Arabia Terra highland region, near the boundary with Mars' northern lowlands. The landscapes shown in this publication are located within the rectangular section of the HRSC image from Mars Express orbit 26,275, acquired on 25 October 2024 from an altitude of approximately 300 kilometres.
Credit:
NASA/JPL/USGS (MOLA)/FU Berlin (CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO)