Martian landscape. This HiRISE image shows pitted surface in Tartarus Montes, objective of this observation is to determine the nature of a highly pitted surface. The wall of one pit is shared with a neighbouring pit. The heat from lava may have caused ground ice to turn to steam and form the pits. A unique optimised version of NASA imagery. Credit: NASA/JPL/UArizona

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Size: 10240px × 4310px
Location: Mars, Tartarus Montes
Photo credit: © NASA / digitaleye / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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