Almost all of the craters in this area are situated within a pedestal or platform that stands above the surrounding plains. The diameter of the platform decreases in size as the crater diameter decreases, so that small craters may occur atop low domes. The mode of formation for the pedestal craters is poorly understood. The observed configuration may be primarily and partly the result of selective stripping of a former layer of debris that covered the surface, with the layer now remaining only around craters. The image is about 80 km across.
North is to the upper right.