The blocks/pieces here could formerly have been part of the flank of Hecates Tholus and they could have been flipped during their possibly violent creation, in which case they could be exposing parts of the volcano normally hidden. One of the big blocks targeted here displays a banding that appears to be caused by ridges. These putative ridges may be exposing rock that the block is made of and hence also provide clues to why they formed.

ID: ESP_075518_2130
date: 5 September 2022
altitude: 293 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_075518_2130
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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