Layered rock to the east of Oyama Crater and just west of Mawrth Vallis in another HiRISE image provides information about bedding style and expression immediately beneath the ground at what was once a candidate field site for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL).

This observation on the west wall of the same crater further reveals these layered rocks for comparison with what we see on the north wall. These images serve to characterize the geologic setting of the potential landing site and rover explorations.

ID: ESP_018820_2035
date: 1 August 2010
altitude: 286 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_018820_2035
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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