HiPOD: Tuesday, 9 November 2021
Possible Alluvial Fans within Crater

Possible Alluvial Fans within Crater

Possible Alluvial Fans in an Impact Crater
This crater shows an alluvial fan created by a deep valley coming from the west. Thus, a cone-shaped deposit is expected to be in this area. However, there are smaller deposits that run along the northwest wall of the crater. These smaller deposits could be the results of several weak and possibly younger channels.

ID: ESP_040417_1615
date: 11 March 2015
altitude: 256 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_040417_1615
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.