This might be an example of differentially-eroded fan sediment in southwestern Gale Crater. A key objective of this image is to further the overall understanding of the geologic history recorded in the crater.

ID: ESP_055433_1740
date: Thursday, 24 May 2018
altitude: 267 km (165.54 mi)

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_055433_1740
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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