HiPOD: Friday, 8 May 2020
Crater Ejecta on Intercrater Plain

Ejecta on the Plains
This crater ejecta deposit appears to be in a state of being exhumed after burial or partial burial. Our question is whether the burying material is sedimentary rock, or something else, and whether the ejecta blanket must therefore be lithified.

ID: ESP_060260_1485
date: 4 June 2019
altitude: 252 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_060260_1485
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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.