This formation looks like a crater from a meteor impact rather than an ancient caldera of a volcano. Connected to the crater is a carved-out area that resembles a lake bed. At high resolution, we might be able to determine the likelihood of a water lake bed or lava bed. This observation will give insight into some of the interesting geology of this area.

ID: ESP_050008_1000
date: 28 March 2017
altitude: 249 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_050008_1000
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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