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Distal Rampart of Crater in Chryse Planitia - 11/12/09
Impact craters on Mars are kind of neat. Many of them look very different than impact craters seen on Earth's moon or Mercury. Fresh lunar and Mercurian craters have ejecta blankets that look a bit rough near the crater rims; around larger craters, long rays or chains of secondary craters radiate away from the crater rims. >>
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November 20, 2009 South Polar Carbon Dioxide Ice Cap High-resolution version at the UA HiRISE site	June 30, 2008 Olivine, Phyllosilicates, and Ancient Crater Rims High-resolution version at the JHU APL CRISM site	August 31 - September 06, 2009 Mars Weather Report at the MSSS MARCI site


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