The objective of this observation is to determine the nature of a layered structure in a small, fresh impact crater. The layered mound seems to be above the rim in Context Camera image data. It might be some sort of ring mold crater. This image location is in western Utopia Planitia, in the Northern Hemisphere of Mars.

ID: ESP_084566_2240
date: 10 August 2024
altitude: 301 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_084566_2240
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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