In Context Camera data, we see scour pits in the northern part of Olympus Mons. This cluster of erosional features is isolated from the main Medusae Fossae Formation (MFF) units. All other scour pits are found within the MFF, so high resolution imaging here could give us insight into what this area might have in common with the main body of the MFF that causes the scour pits to form and what the MFF is made out of.

ID: ESP_080144_2075
date: 1 September 2023
altitude: 285 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_080144_2075
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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