The walls here potentially expose pristine crustal material. This is an area of interest that could be accessed and is within potential future rotorcraft mission traverse. This image footprint is in eastern Coprates Chasma, a major trough in the Valles Marineris canyon system. The chasma stretches for 960 km (600 miles) from Melas Chasma to the west and Capri Chasma to the east.

ID: ESP_077359_1640
date: 27 January 2023
altitude: 259 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077359_1640
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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