HiPOD: Saturday, 19 June 2021
Paisley Terrain in Valles Marineris

Paisley Terrain in Valles Marineris
Remember those paisley shirts during the summer of love in 1967? If so, this terrain may look somewhat familiar.

How did this terrain really form? One theory is that it’s a landslide deposit, perhaps associated with draining an ancient lake.

ID: ESP_020721_1675
date: 28 December 2010
altitude: 264 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_020721_1675
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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Black & white is less than 5 km across; enhanced color is less than 1 km. For full observation details, visit the ID link.