We call this 7-kilometer diameter crater “pristine” because while it is old, the rim is fairly sharp and not very eroded. The science goal for this observation is to investigate the topography of the east-facing wall, pictured here, where gullies and mantling deposits transition to the normal crater wall.

ID: ESP_066465_1435
date: 30 September 2020
altitude: 252 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_066465_1435
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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