The objective of this observation is to examine ridges on the floor of an extremely old impact crater located in Noachis Terra. Like its namesake, Noachis Terra (“Land of Noah”) is a southern highland region of heavily cratered and ancient terrain and is west of the giant Hellas impact basin.

ID: ESP_077040_1565
date: 2 January 2023
altitude: 255 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077040_1565
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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