The objective of this observation is to examine a group of depressions with associated cracks. The cracks and depressions seem to be forming in an upper layer of material. Some researchers have suggested that this region once had a 200 meter thick ice sheet that was affected by dikes. This scene is also visible in Context Camera image data.

ID: ESP_076837_2150
date: 17 December 2022
altitude: 294 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076837_2150
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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