This cracked and pitted terrain is located in Utopia Planitia. Also called “scalloped topography,” it’s common in the mid-latitudes of Mars, and may form from the removal of subsurface material, possibly interstitial ice, by the process of sublimation.

ID: ESP_055289_2260
date: 13 May 2018
altitude: 301 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_055289_2260
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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