Also visible in a Context Camera image, this observation shows an interesting pattern of fractures on the floor of an impact crater in Arabia Terra. This could be an indication of incipient chaos formation. Creating a digital terrain model can help us try to figure out what’s going on in this scene.

ID: ESP_034709_2165
date: 22 December 2013
altitude: 296 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_034709_2165
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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