Space A New & Unique Impact Crater Has Appeared on the Surface of Mars Space | Mars What makes this stand out is the darker material exposed beneath the reddish dust. The image was captured by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. HiPOD 6 Jun 2019: A Work of ArtAn impressionist painting? No, it’s a new impact crater on Mars, formed between Sept 2016 and Feb 2019. What makes this stand out is the darker material exposed beneath the reddish dust. (Special thanks to Nahúm Mendez.)https://t.co/tspasjsG90 pic.twitter.com/T4ml5gfTnH— HiRISE (NASA) (@HiRISE) June 6, 2019 KABOOM! Before and after images of a meteorite forming a brand new impact crater on Mars. Sometime between 18 Feb 2017 and 20 March 2019. pic.twitter.com/TWXtUoP5NA— Peter Grindrod (@Peter_Grindrod) June 12, 2019 This is a whopper of an impact, as new craters go – diameter is 16 m. Still not much topography to see in the DTM I made (x5 vert. exag.) pic.twitter.com/ddzDbhkBZJ— Peter Grindrod (@Peter_Grindrod) June 12, 2019 TagsMars NASA Space