HiRISE image: Oxus Patera collapse feature

Oxus Patera is an ancient, eroded depression in northern Arabia Terra. It is not known how Oxus Patera formed, though it has been suggested that the feature represents an ancient caldera formed through collapse and explosive volcanism. Other possibilities include formation by impact and erosion, or… [More at link]

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