This observation targets banded terrain located in an olivine-rich massif in the Hellas Basin. The olivine-rich massifs have been interpreted as ejecta blocks excavated from the lower crust/upper mantle by the impact. This observation will help to investigate deep crustal, or mantle materials not otherwise exposed at the surface. High-resolution imagery of the massif will be useful to evaluate whether these features were emplaced prior to or after the Hellas impact.

ID: ESP_072594_1580
date: 20 January 2022
altitude: 258 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_072594_1580
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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