This crater with spectacular ejecta is located in the northern mid-latitudes in the Deuteronilus Mensae, located near the dichotomy boundary, where the southern highlands transition into the northern lowlands.

The crater has raised, fluidized ejecta. Scientists think that fluidized ejecta forms when an impact occurs into ice-rich material. The interior of the crater shows some material, particularly on the west wall, that has detached and is flowing into the crater center. This suggests the presence of ground ice.

Written by: Kelly Kolb   (5 November 2008)

This is a stereo pair with PSP_009021_2245 .

More info and image formats at http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_009654_2245

Image: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona