Breached crater lake (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Breached crater lake

Caption

The remains of a former crater lake on Mars surrounded by other smaller craters. The large outlet canyon in the upper left formed during a crater breach event.

Credit

Goudge et al.

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

License

Public Domain

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