In this image, we see two well developed cones, most likely the Martian equivalents of cinder cones, which are part of wider volcanic field in Valles Marineris. A stereo image might provide insight about their shape and size. Observations like this might provide hints about explosive conditions at the time of eruption and also why explosive volcanism occurred in this area.

ID: ESP_074115_1670
date: 19 May 2022
altitude: 266 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_074115_1670
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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