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Jun 5, 2024

Scientists Intrigued By Almost Perfectly Circular Pit on the Surface of Mars

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NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has discovered another intriguing formation on the planet’s barren surface.

As spotted by Universe Today, the spacecraft captured this image of a satisfyingly circular pit — and what its dark, yawning entrance leads to remains a question high on the minds of Mars scientists.

The image, “acquired to determine if any underlying void … and associated faults” were in the region, was taken with the High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera, a powerful lens capable of detailing the Martian surface in both visible and near-infrared light.

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