HiPOD: Wednesday, 28 April 2021
Crater Covered with Flow in Protonilus Mensae

Crater Covered with Flow in Protonilus Mensae

Crater Cover Up!
The objective of this observation is to examine a crater which seems to be in the process of getting covered by flow from a mound. This image, in Protonilus Mensae, may show us characteristics of the covering material: could it be debris-covered glaciers?

ID: ESP_068453_2200
date: 4 March 2021
altitude: 294 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_068453_2200
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #NASA

Black & white is less than 5 km across; enhanced color is less than 1 km. For full observation details, visit the ID link.