Mars Express spies an ancient triple crater on Mars

This image shows a triple crater in the ancient martian highlands. The largest crater measures 45 km across, and the smallest 28 km. There are also signs of other sizeable craters, such as the round patches of sunken surface seen to the top right and bottom left.

This image comprises data gathered by ESA’s Mars Express using its High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on 6 August 2020 during orbit 20982. The ground resolution is approximately 15 m/pixel and the images are centred at about 19°E/37°S. This image was created using data from the nadir and colour channels of the HRSC. The nadir channel is aligned perpendicular to the surface of Mars, as if looking straight down at the surface. North is to the right.

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