This observation shows us a fluvial channel incised across the floor of a past palaeolake basin the extent of which has been calculated based on outlet valley elevation. Further work requires high resolution observations like this one to investigate possible small-scale features including desiccation cracks and fine sedimentary layering.

ID: ESP_075880_2115
date: 3 October 2022
altitude: 291 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_075880_2115
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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