Acidalia Planitia

Recent photos of the Red Planet show large concentric rings on the surface. These rings look very similar to a tree stump's rings. But that's not the case. The European Space Agency (ESA) released a photo and explained the image through a statement on their website. The image is actually a bird's eye view of an ice-rich impact crater on the surface...

The Matt Damon-starrer "The Martian" begins with a region on Red Planet called Acidalia Planitia - the landing site for the sci-fi film's "Ares 3" mission.

Recent photos of the Red Planet show large concentric rings on the surface. These rings look very similar to a tree stump's rings. But that's not the case. The European Space Agency (ESA) released a photo and explained the image through a statement on their website. The image is actually a bird's eye view of an ice-rich impact crater on the surface...

The Matt Damon-starrer "The Martian" begins with a region on Red Planet called Acidalia Planitia - the landing site for the sci-fi film's "Ares 3" mission.