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13. Fresh Crater
Slides 13–17 show craters of similar size (25–27 km in diameter) in various stages of degradation. The amount of detail seen in the crater rim, interior, and ejecta blanket is a good indication of relative crater age.

13. Fresh Crater

This is an example of a fresh martian impact crater (26-km diameter). Note the detailed structure visible in the multilobate ejecta blanket surrounding the crater and the distinct central peak in the crater interior.

28.80° N, 152.80° W; Viking Orbiter frame 512A53

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