The objective of this observation is to examine a butte with many exposed and well-defined layers. The layers may be part of a lake that some have suggested existed in Hellas, the largest impact basin on the Red Planet. This scene was also imaged by the Context Camera.

ID: ESP_065181_1505
date: Monday, 22 June 2020
altitude: 259 km (160.58 mi)

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_065181_1505
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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