HiPOD: Friday, 17 July 2020
Seasonal Frost on Crater Slopes

Seasonal Frost on Crater Slopes

Melting and Creep?
Did the lobe-shaped feature in this crater form by melting and creep (called “solifluction”) or were there carbon dioxide frost processes that produced a similar effect? This image can help to see how frost and the lobate features relate.

ID: ESP_061829_2525
date: 5 October 2019
altitude: 317 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_061829_2525
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.