Trace Gas Orbiter Spots ‘Tree Stump’ Crater on Mars

ESA’s Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) has noticed an ice-rich impression crater in Acidalia Planitia, a Martian plain between the Tharsis volcanic province and Arabia Terra to the north of Valles Marineris. The ‘tree stump’ crater is situated within the huge northern plains of Acidalia Planitia, centered at 51.9°N/326.7°E. “This characteristic may simply be mistaken for […]