HiPOD: Monday, 23 May 2022
Fans and Polygons

Fans and Polygons
This is a place where fans emerge relatively late in the Martian spring from polygonal cracks owing to the process of sublimation. Good lighting may make it possible to catch an eruption of material that will darken the surrounding area before fading over time and moved about by the wind. This scene is at the Martian South Pole.

ID: ESP_065786_0925
date: 8 August 2020
altitude: 247 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_065786_0925
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.