The objective of this observation is to examine a layered mesa with an interesting cone-shaped hill at its top. The mesa seems to have several thick layers in a Context Camera image that HiRISE can resolve in better detail. This footprint is in Nepenthes Mensae, which is the largest mensae on Mars, covering 2,176 kilometers (1,352 miles) in length.

ID: ESP_077286_1855
date: 21 January 2023
altitude: 274 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077286_1855
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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