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Explosive Allegations

The crater at the western corner of this image is Hesiod. The northern and eastern parts of Hesiod's rim are marked by irregular depressions. These depressions are thought to be vents from which explosive (pyroclastic) volcanic eruptions originated.

Date acquired: September 07, 2011

Image Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington