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Contact Scarp between Units on Crater Floor

Contact Scarp between Units on Crater Floor

Down in the Crater
This observation shows contact between material inside large and heavily eroded crater where an upper layer appears to be eroding back and forming a scarp. A high resolution image will help us to look for fine-scale bedding or other indications of the nature of these geologic units.

ID: ESP_076988_1965
date: 29 December 2022
altitude: 279 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076988_1965
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.