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Rounded Buttes in Hypanis Valles in Xanthe Terra

Rounded Buttes in Hypanis Valles
This is a follow up image to examine these rounded buttes and discern between eroded crater rims and distal deltaic sediments. This could give insight into stages of crater rim erosion, and the possibility that a larger rim made up of these buttes enclosed the Hypanis delta, separating it from a possible global ocean.

ID: ESP_076567_1920
date: 26 November 2022
altitude: 279 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076567_1920
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.