Context Camera data highlighted a potential delta deposit within this area of Darwin Crater. The deposit appears well preserved, possibly Amazonian in age (over 2 billion years ago). Our observation can help to reveal dimensions of the deposit and layering that is indicative of multiple flow events. Such a deposit could reveal important information about the environment and presence of potential ice-sheets within southern Mars during the Amazonian period.

ID: ESP_075775_1230
date: Sunday, 25 September 2022
altitude: 252 km (156.24 mi)

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_075775_1230
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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