Sedimentary Mars . ... Credit Copyright: Malin Space Science Systems , MGS , JPL , NASA Explanation: High-resolution imaging of an area in the Schiaparelli Basin of Mars on June 3 by the MGS Mars Orbiter camera produced this stunning example of layered formations within an old impact crater. ... The crater could well have been filled with water in Mars' distant past, perhaps resting at the the bottom of a lake filling the Schiaparelli impact basin. ... NASA Official: Jay Norris. ...