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Hearts on Mars

Hearts on Mars
Hearts on Mars These images of heart-shaped features on Mars were captured by NASA's Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft. NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
  • The heart in E04-01788 is a low mesa located near 46.7°N, 29.0°W, and is about 636 meters (2,086 feet) wide.
  • The heart in R10-03259 is a depression located near 22.7°N, 56.6°W, and is about 378 meters (1,240 feet) wide.
  • The heart in R09-02121 is a small mesa on a crater floor located near 37.2°S, 324.7°W, and is about 120 meters (395 feet) wide.
  • The heart in R09-00918 is a depression located near 35.8°N, 220.5°W, and is about 525 meters (1,722 feet) wide.
  • The heart in R04-00395 is a depression in which occurs a low mesa located near 57.5°N, 135.0°W, and is about 1 kilometer (~0.62 miles) wide.
  • The heart in E11-00090 is a depression located near 0.2°N, 119.3°W, and is about 485 meters (1,591 feet) wide.
  • The heart in E12-00275 is a depression located near 32.7°S, 139.3°W, and is about 512 meters (1,680 feet) wide.
  • The heart in R06-01364 is a depression located near 8.4°S, 345.7°W, and is about 502 meters (1,647 feet) wide.
  • The heart in M11-00480 is a depression located near 1.9°N, 186.8°W, and is about 153 meters (502 feet) wide.
  • The heart in R08-00939 is a depression located near 12.1°S, 173.5°W, and is about 384 meters (1,260 feet) wide.