Studying unmapped ridges across Mars can help us determine the depositional setting of these formations. Identifying these types of fluvial ridges outside of craters is key for reconstructing ancient sedimentary basins. Channel deposits in basins are one of the key elements used to constrain ancient climate, water discharge, and base-level changes.

ID: ESP_073189_1685
date: 8 March 2022
altitude: 263 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_073189_1685
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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