Pit Crater near Elysium Mons. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

The image above shows an area on the lower southeastern flank of the volcano Elysium Mons on Mars. Pictured is a small yet dark pit that is about 130 meters in diameter. This is the first pit seen in the Elysium volcanic region.

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The picture displayed below was published by National Geographic and shows an image captured by NASA’s Mars Reconnoissance Orbiter. The photograph shows two converging wind directions.

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Sand dunes west of the enigmatic Orcus Patera depression Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona