Tag Archives: Bakhuysen Crater

HiRISE: Dragonfly-shaped crater

Posted on February 10, 2017 by rburnham

The broader scene for this image is the fluidized ejecta from Bakhuysen Crater to the southwest, but there’s something very interesting going on here on a much smaller scale. A small impact crater, about 25 meters in diameter, with a … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Beautiful blocks of bedrock

Posted on June 3, 2016 by rburnham

This image targets a 3-kilometer diameter crater that occurs within the ejecta blanket of the much older Bakhuysen Crater, a 150-kilometer diameter impact crater in Noachis Terra. Impact craters are interesting because they provide a mechanism to uplift and expose … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Bedrock on floor of Bakhuysen Crater

Posted on May 20, 2016 by rburnham

This HiRISE image shows an exposure of bedrock on the floor of Bakhuysen Crater, a 150-kilometer diameter impact crater in Noachis Terra. The bedrock is highly fragmented and fractured. The distinct false-color in the image may indicate that the tan-colored, … Continue reading →

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