In this fascinating image, we see fractured mounds on thick carbon dioxide ice that may be diapirs or deflation over subglacial topography. The pits may show signs of ongoing collapse. A diapir is a relatively mobile mass that intrudes into preexisting rocks. Diapirs commonly intrude vertically through more dense rocks.

ID: ESP_075399_0920
date: 27 August 2022
altitude: 246 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_075399_0920
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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