We have two simple objectives with this image: to fill in gaps of coverage of this area in Coprates Chasma and to look for colorful slopes of mafic materials. (“Mafic” refers to a silicate mineral or igneous rock that is rich in magnesium and iron.)

ID: ESP_054939_1655
date: 16 April 2018
altitude: 259 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_054939_1655
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