HiPOD: Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Plateau adjacent to Subsiding Terrain

Plateau adjacent to Subsiding Terrain

Subsiding Terrain
This observation features a plateau adjacent to subsiding terrain in Xanthe Terra, possibly traversed by a fault. Xanthe Terra is located just north of the Martian equator, and may show evidence of precipitation on early Mars.

ID: ESP_076976_1775
date: 28 December 2022
altitude: 265 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076976_1775
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.