HiPOD: Saturday, 19 January 2019
Pitted Crater Floor Material

Pitted Crater Floor Material

Pitted Material on a Crater Floor
Light-toned pitted material on a crater floor, which the Mars Orbiter Camera shows containing many small mesas or pedestals. We’re looking for a resistant cap layer and other indications of layering that may help understand the depositional system. (North is to the right.)

ID: ESP_054499_1740
date: 13 March 2018
altitude: 262 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_054499_1740
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #NASA

Black & white is less than 5 km across; enhanced color is less than 1 km. For full observation details, visit the ID link.