This image shows an apparent unconformable contact between layered rocks on Ophir Mensa. Along with structural measurements, a digital terrain model can help with later geologic mapping of the area. An unconformity is a break in time in an otherwise continuous rock record.

ID: ESP_065806_1760
date: 10 August 2020
altitude: 259 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_065806_1760
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