HiPOD: Wednesday, 13 March 2019
Possible Clay-Rich Terrain in Sedimentary Plain

Uncommon Clay
There are some uncommon clays in this sedimentary plain, as first detected in low resolution by the OMEGA instrument on the Mars Express Orbiter. Note the tight cluster of impacts. This image is in the Terra Cimmeria region of Mars.

ID: ESP_054681_1475
date: 27 March 2018
altitude: 253 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_054681_1475
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.