This image shows two cross-cutting depressions that may have been formed by the collapse of weak terrain along pre-existing faults. These faults are associated with the release of volcanic material and/or liquid water.

Sinuous channels are visible emanating from the large vent toward the northwest. Some of these channels transition between positive-relief and negative-relief, suggesting they were once filled with erosion-resistant material. Liquid water is known to produce similar features on Earth.

ID: ESP_075422_2040
date: 29 August 2022
altitude: 278 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_075422_2040
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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