With this observation, we want to study the relationship between layered sulfates in northeast Syrtis and paleotopography: was it draping or progressive submergence of land by an advancing sea? (This is also known as “onlap.”) HiRISE resolution can help to trace layers and fit bedding orientations.

ID: ESP_074479_1970
date: 16 June 2022
altitude: 277 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_074479_1970
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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