HiPOD: Monday, 27 September 2021
Peace Vallis Channel in Gale Crater

Peace Vallis Channel in Gale Crater

There is Peace in the Valley
The goal of this image request is to document the upper channel feeding the Peace Vallis alluvial fan in Gale Crater. Our high resolution picture can provide context for MSL imagery by the ChemCam instrument on the rover. It is used to perform rapid chemical and microscopic reconnaissance. This observation is at the northern rim of Gale Crater.

ID: ESP_064453_1760
date: 26 April 2020
altitude: 268 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_064453_1760
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.