A high-resolution HiRISE camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured the relatively recent location of an asteroid or large meteorite hitting the surface of Mars, reports the University of Arizona's HiRISE Operations Center.
The impact, which is entirely new from a cosmic perspective, probably took place between February 2006 and March 2014, the University of Arizona imaging team said. The area in the image covers about 5km. Around the crater formed by this impact, ray structures made up of ejected material are clearly visible... →
