The objective of this observation is this crater mound to investigate its structure and origin. This is part of a broader campaign to study the origins of mounds in simple craters in Utopia. Note that the crater might post-date the formation of the small, thin channel we see here, although a part of it does seem to wrap around the southern (bottom) rim.

ID: ESP_073687_2135
date: 16 April 2022
altitude: 292 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_073687_2135
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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