A Technicolor Mound near Oxia Planum
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
A Technicolor Mound near Oxia Planum
ESP_066622_2000  Science Theme: Geologic Contacts/Stratigraphy
An isolated, elongated mound (about 1 mile wide and 3.75 miles long) rises above the smooth, surrounding plains. Horizontal layers are exposed at the northern end of the mound, and its surface is characterized by a very unusual quasi-circular pattern with varying colors that likely reflect diverse mineral compositions.

A closer view shows that the rock has a range of textures, from massive and fractured on the left, to subtle banding or layering on the right. The origin of this mound is unknown, but its formation may be related to the clay-bearing rocks in the nearby Oxia Planum region.

Written by: Sharon Wilson (narration: Tre Gibbs)  (19 January 2021)

This is a stereo pair with ESP_074430_2000.
 
Acquisition date
12 October 2020

Local Mars time
14:37

Latitude (centered)
19.883°

Longitude (East)
332.331°

Spacecraft altitude
283.3 km (176.1 miles)

Original image scale range
28.5 cm/pixel (with 1 x 1 binning) so objects ~85 cm across are resolved

Map projected scale
25 cm/pixel and North is up

Map projection
Equirectangular

Emission angle
6.2°

Phase angle
62.5°

Solar incidence angle
57°, with the Sun about 33° above the horizon

Solar longitude
295.0°, Northern Winter

For non-map projected images
North azimuth:  97°
Sub-solar azimuth:  319.8°
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POSTSCRIPT
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif., manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, Washington. The HiRISE camera was built by Ball Aerospace and Technology Corporation and is operated by the University of Arizona.