Also visible in a Context Camera image, the objective of this observation is to examine layers in and around a depression on a crater floor. Auqakuh Vallis is an ancient river valley about 312 kilometers in length, and is named for the word for “Mars” in Quechua (Inca).

ID: ESP_074440_2100
date: 13 June 2022
altitude: 285 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_074440_2100
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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