This image shows an atypical conical formation associated with flow-like features. The shape of the cone suggests that there was a larger cone whose summit was destroyed and a newer, smaller cone formed inside this crater-like area. This might be a kilometer-sized volcano. Located between the lava plains of Daedalia Planum and Solis Planum, Claritas Fossae is a graben-filled highland. (Graben are depressions that form along parallel faults.)

ID: ESP_076899_1510
date: 22 December 2022
altitude: 243 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076899_1510
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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