Most of the flows here look blocky, or like what is called “pahoehoe lava.” This is a common type of basaltic lava that cools down forming typical smooth, billowy, or ropy surfaces. Often, it forms by many small breakouts of lava from an over-crusted inflating flat, irregular flow.
ID:
ESP_055086_1930date: 27 April 2018
altitude: 271 km
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_055086_1930
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