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Map of reliable tadpole craters in the latitude band 24-52◦ S overlaid on MOLA topography. Yellow circles indicate craters with a single exit breach, teal circles craters with 2 exit breaches, and blue circles craters with ≥3 exit breaches. -- astro-ph.EP

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Multiple Overspill Flood Channels From Young Craters Require Surface Melting And Hundreds Of Meters Of Mid-latitude Ice Late In Mars History

by Keith CowingJuly 23, 2024July 22, 2024

Mars’ tadpole craters are small, young craters whose crater rims are incised by one or more exit breaches but lack visible inlets.