Coverage by the CRISM instrument (also on MRO) of this region of interest hints at a possible outcropping of smectite, which is a clay mineral. This composition is not yet seen elsewhere in the stratigraphy of the area. Color and multispectral analysis will also help us to investigate this geological unit.

ID: ESP_074787_1550
date: 10 July 2022
altitude: 256 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_074787_1550
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