HiPOD: Monday, 13 July 2020
Possible Chloride-Rich Terrain in Plains

Chlorides and Craters
This heavily cratered area has cracking patterns that are commonly associated with putative chloride-rich terrains. Chlorides on ancient Mars might have formed in the same aqueous processes as they do on Earth.

ID: ESP_056744_1485
date: 3 September 2018
altitude: 255 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_056744_1485
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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Black & white is less than 5 km across; enhanced color is less than 1 km. For full observation details, visit the ID link.