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Floor-Fractured Crater in Elysium Planitia

Fractured in Elysium
From the science rationale for this observation, the features here look vaguely tumulus-like, like an early stage of a process that might have resulted from lava intrusion that elsewhere leaves only a couple of rafted blocks. This crater is located in Elysium Planitia.

ID: ESP_076810_1895
date: 15 December 2022
altitude: 275 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076810_1895
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.