Ancient clay-rich sediments (orangish color and polygonal fractures in our enhanced color cutout) exposed between wind-blown dunes and patches of sand northwest of the giant Hellas impact basin.

This very recently-acquired image shows that the HiRISE camera still works well.

ID: ESP_093165_1555
date: 11 June 2026
altitude: 256 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_093165_1555
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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