Queen Amytis had her Hanging Gardens in Babylon, and Mars has its hanging crater! This impact crater appears to be dangling off the wall of a mesa in Deuteronilus Mensae. This is an unusual view, and pictures like this will help us understand the effects of crater impacts.
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Image: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona https://www.uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_064510_2260
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