Observations from the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter have been used to create this animation of a butterfly crater on Mars. <br /><br />"A butterfly crater is created when a space rock collides with the martian surface at a low angle, causing two separate lobes (or wings) of material to be flung outwards," according to ESA.<br /><br />CREDIT<br />ESA/DLR/FU Berlin<br /> <br />LICENCE<br />CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO or ESA Standard Licence<br />(content can be used under either licence)
