Check. This. Out: a perfectly-formed collapse pit on Mars that leads to an underground cavern!
This was taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in July 2011. See the hole in the bottom? You can tell from the lighting that this is an underground opening to a cavern — a skylight. Quite a few of these have been found on Mars, actually. We see them on Earth and even on the Moon. Given the angle of the shadows, the vertical distance from the bottom of the pit to the floor of the cavern is about 20 meters (65 feet). Watch your step!
Read More: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/08/18/spectacular-sand-pit-found-on-mars/
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