HiPOD: Wednesday, 15 September 2021
Branched Sinuous Ridges on Wall in Crater within Antoniadi Crater

Branched Sinuous Ridges on Wall in Crater within Antoniadi Crater

Branched Ridges on a Crater Wall
Located within Antoniadi Crater and also visible in Context Camera images, these features could possibly be an inverted channel system that “drained” off of the crater wall, and headed down towards the floor. With this image, we’re looking for evidence of sediment and of an inversion process.

ID: ESP_064258_2015
date: 11 April 2020
altitude: 281 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_064258_2015
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.