Often times, observations are planned to fill in HiRISE coverage where there is image data from other instruments, in this case, from CRISM, also on MRO. Aram Chaos is a 280-kilometer diameter impact crater at the eastern end of the massive Valles Marineris canyon system. The mineral hematite has been located here, signature of a once aqueous environment.

ID: ESP_074865_1835
date: 16 July 2022
altitude: 274 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_074865_1835
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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