Nearby observations show nice fine layering within the upper part of this region of the Medusa Fossae Formation (MFF). It looks like the layering may actually be quite continuous laterally. The MFF is an extensive unit of enigmatic origin found near the Martian highland-lowland dichotomy boundary between the Tharsis and Elysium centers of volcanic activity.

ID: ESP_076440_1745
date: Wednesday, 16 November 2022
altitude: 268 km (166.16 mi)

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076440_1745
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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