Recent research interprets the tributary ridges found here as inverted fluvial channels formed through localized melting of an ancient crater wall glacier. There might also be new evidence for a “cold and icy” early Mars climate. Stereo image coverage here will specifically facilitate channel geometry measurements and discharge estimates.

ID: ESP_076366_1595
date: 10 November 2022
altitude: 255 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076366_1595
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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