This footprint is located on a slope on the chasma floor that is a little steeper than usual, allowing to visualize the structure of the floor. From Context Camera data, it appears that thin layers are observed on the slope, which indicates that the material is akin to the “lower interior layered deposit” portion. Our image can help us study these deposits in detail.

ID: ESP_076911_1730
date: 23 December 2022
altitude: 264 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076911_1730
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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