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Layered Mesa near Mawrth Vallis

Layered Mesa near Mawrth Vallis

A Layered Mesa near Mawrth Vallis
This target comes from the public via HiWish: “Similar HiRISE images of mounds around Chryse Planitia have revealed stunning and complex meter and decameter-scale stratigraphy, indicative of widespread, regional-scale processes. This mound shares characteristics with those landforms, so is important to document.”

ID: ESP_076553_2040
date: 25 November 2022
altitude: 288 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076553_2040
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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Black & white is less than 5 km across; enhanced color is less than 1 km. For full observation details, visit the ID link.