HiPOD: Friday, 4 December 2020
Bimodal Volcanism and Wind

Bimodal Volcanism and Wind

Volcanism and Wind
There are light-toned ridges in this picture that could have been created by pyroclastic eruptions. Modern erosion results in the exhumation of the underlying flow. There also seem to be multiple lava flows covered by other light-toned material that’s been reworked by the wind.

ID: ESP_063236_1625
date: 22 January 2020
altitude: 253 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_063236_1625
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.