HiPOD: Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Candidate Lake Deposits Fed by Alluvial Fans

Candidate Lake Deposits Fed by Alluvial Fans

Fed by Fans But from Where?
With this observation, we see some candidate lake deposits possibly fed by alluvial fans in the distant past. At high resolution, we can check for layers and layer tilts to test a lacustrine hypothesis. Tilts more than 2 degrees suggest the origin is *not* lacustrine, but rather from a distal alluvial source.

ID: ESP_074827_1655
date: 13 July 2022
altitude: 257 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_074827_1655
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.