Friday, August 6, 2010

UA camera finds bulls-eye on Mars


The UA-run HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted this unusual "bulls-eye" crater on Mars. Project member Sarah Milkovich told Space.com that it could be either due to uneven erosion due to weak layers underlying the crater or a fortuitous second impact right in the center of the larger crater.

[Photo credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona]