This valley intersects the southeast rim of Gale Crater. A high resolution image is useful to examine the structure of the head of the valley(s) to provide insight about the formation process: perhaps headward erosion or groundwater sapping?

ID: ESP_071642_1735
date: 7 November 2021
altitude: 265 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_071642_1735
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