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Chain of Layered Mounds in Chryse Planitia

A Chain of Layered Mounds in Chryse Planitia
This landform shows distinctive layering in Context Camera images, and is similar to other buttes to the far northeast that have been observed to have Mawrth Vallis-like stratigraphy. Understanding the connection between these landforms is vital to our knowledge of their formation.

ID: ESP_072663_2000
date: 26 January 2022
altitude: 283 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_072663_2000
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Black & white is less than 5 km across; enhanced color is less than 1 km. For full observation details, visit the ID link.