Also available in Context Camera data, the objective of this observation is to examine channels. There may have been a waterfall in this spot. Many of the Hesperian plains are characterized by ridged surfaces, possibly the result of compression (squeezing) of the lavas that formed them.

ID: ESP_075797_1640
date: 27 September 2022
altitude: 259 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_075797_1640
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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