The distribution of 90 million craters on the surface of Mars (VIDEO)

Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre

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• The distribution of 90 million craters on the surface of Mars obtained from the Crater Detection Algorithm. Colours indicate crater size and their intensities are linked to the crater density on the surface. Blue spots and rayed patterns are associated with the youngest and largest craters formed on the surface. The red circle pinpoint the Karratha crater that has ejected the Black Beauty meteorite.

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Lagain et al, Curtin University

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