Our science goal with this observation is to monitor the frosting and defrosting of a new, small impact crater on the South Polar layered deposits. This image can help us to understand better the thermophysical properties and changes in the crater ejecta the first few years after the crater formed. The crater is about 50 meters (164 ft) across.

ID: ESP_073949_0980
date: 6 May 2022
altitude: 245 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_073949_0980
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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