This highly tectonized terrain (meaning it possesses many faults) has its low-lying areas filled with some form of younger material. This particular fill is what geologists call “embayment.”
This observation helps scientists unravel the relative timing of the emplacement of the younger material and the numerous tectonic faults that run through this area.
ID:
ESP_039658_1425date: 11 January 2015
altitude: 244 km
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_039658_1425
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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