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Crater in Meridiani Planum (2.3 N, 356.6 W) [3-D]

This image features an exhumed crater in Meridiani Planum, an equatorial region where the rover Opportunity has been exploring the Martian surface since January 2004.

May 29, 2012

This image features an exhumed crater in Meridiani Planum, an equatorial region where the rover Opportunity has been exploring the Martian surface since January 2004. An exhumed crater is one that was buried after formation, and then exposed at the surface once again by subsequent erosion. Remnants of the layered material that filled this crater can still be seen.

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