Subtle variations in color look like brush strokes as the lightly frosted terrain reflects light. These variations provide a backdrop to some exotic features referred to colloquially as “spiders.”
The radial channels branching out from a central depression are formed when the seasonal layer of dry ice turns to gas in the spring and erodes the surface, which is a uniquely Martian landform.
This target was identified by the citizen scientists at
Planetfour: Terrains.
ID:
ESP_047074_1030date: 11 August 2016
altitude: 248 km
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_047074_1030
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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