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Dark-Toned Material in Depressions in Buttes and Plains in Aeolis Region

Dark-Toned Material in Depressions in Buttes and Plains in Aeolis Region

His Dark Materials
This image shows us “fluvial ridge” landforms and fluvial sediment in the Aeolis region of Mars. The dark-toned material may be windblown sand. Where there is such sand, there is the potential that the bedrock is cleanly-exposed, as opposed to covered with windblown dust. Our goal is to examine details of the sedimentary structure, seek better understanding of how this formed.

ID: ESP_075584_1735
date: 10 September 2022
altitude: 267 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_075584_1735
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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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.