HiRISE images of other steep-sided edifices within the Pavonis Mons fan-shaped deposit are providing new insight into volcano-ice interactions that occurred as the deposit formed. Context Camera images reveal several shapes not commonly visible in the other images; more detail would be helpful in distinguishing between hypotheses for the development of this plateau.

ID: ESP_073985_1845
date: 9 May 2022
altitude: 265 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_073985_1845
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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