In this observation, we want to take a look at candidate lake deposits fed by alluvial fans. High resolution will help us to check for layers, layer tilts, to test this lacustrine hypothesis. Tilts more than approximately 2 degrees suggest not lacustrine, but rather distal alluvial origins.

ID: ESP_073970_1655
date: 8 May 2022
altitude: 257 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_073970_1655
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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