Martian lakes (IMAGE)

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Martian lakes

Caption

An example of a large, impact crater-hosted lake on Mars (a) and a small, permafrost-hosted lake on Mars. Both images show elevation data from the MOLA (Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter) and HRSC（High Resolution Stereo Camera) instruments draped onto images from THEMIS (a) and CTX (b).

Credit

ESA/JPL/NASA/ASU/MSSS

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License

Public Domain

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