HiPOD: Friday, 18 October 2024
Mesa in Utopia Planitia

A Mesa in the Plain of No Place
This observation was requested to image a small mesa to determine superposition relationships between the mesa, fractures, pitted mounds and flows. Utopia Planitia (that can translate to “plain of no place”) is the largest recognized impact basin on Mars and in the Solar System with an estimated diameter of 3,300 kilometers (2,100 miles).

ID: ESP_075454_2090
date: 31 August 2022
altitude: 289 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_075454_2090
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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Black & white is less than 5 km across; enhanced color is less than 1 km. For full observation details, visit the ID link.