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On the Edge of Concepci髇 (EDM - Natural Colors; credits: Dr Paolo C. Fienga - Lunexit Team)
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This EDM shows the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity perched on the edge of Concepci贸n Crater in Meridiani Planum, Mars.
Concepci贸n Crater is a fresh, 10 meter-diameter crater with dark rays that clearly overprint the North trending Aeolian Ripples.
The dark rays are produced by shadows cast by blocky ejecta and the presence of the rays and similar relationships with other fresh craters in Meridiani Planum indicate that this is likely the youngest crater visited by either Rover on Mars (estimated to have impacted thousands to tens of thousands of years ago).
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