HiPOD: Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Glacial and Periglacial Terrains in Protonilus Mensae

Glacial and Periglacial Terrains in Protonilus Mensae

Glacial and Periglacial Terrains
This image will help define the fine-grained shapes of a glacial terrain just east of a periglacial mantle that appeared in earlier HiRISE observation. The periglacial terrain lays on top of a mantle that may retain the cratering history of the region. We also can constrain the age of the area.

ID: ESP_077421_2255
date: Tuesday, 31 January 2023
altitude: 298 km (184.76 mi)

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077421_2255
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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.