Both are fairly small and geologically young (hence “fresh”) but the flower-like ejecta of one of them is what stands out here. A collection of boulders surround both.
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These two impact craters near Deuteronilus Mensae dominate the center of this observation, also visible in Context Camera images.
Image: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona https://www.uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_064497_2250
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