The walls here potentially expose pristine crustal material. This is an area of interest that could be accessed and is within a potential future rotorcraft mission traverse. Coprates Chasma is a major trough in the Valles Marineris canyon system, about 966 kilometers (600 mi) in length.

ID: ESP_077227_1645
date: 16 January 2023
altitude: 261 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077227_1645
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