HiPOD: Tuesday, 5 May 2020
Erosion within Cerberus Fossae

Erosion within Cerberus Fossae

Erosion within Cerberus Fossae
A Context Camera image shows a small bench in the middle of the Cerberus Fossae at the head of Athabasca Valles, and small cataracts appear on it. Do these reflect erosion as water drained back into the subsurface at the conclusion of a flood?

ID: ESP_060259_1905
date: 4 June 2019
altitude: 277 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_060259_1905
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.