Big space rock makes an impact on Mars
Orbiting spacecraft snaps image of huge crater and blast marks
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MAJOR IMPACT Light and dark streaks appear to burst from a fairly fresh impact crater on Mars in an image taken by the HiRISE instrument aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Univ. of Arizona, JPL-Caltech/NASA