HiPOD: Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Gullies and Dark Material in Syrtis Major Planum Crater

Gullies and Dark Material in a Crater
From the Ad Astra Academy in Colorado Springs, USA: “The crater rims are very rocky and carved by gullies. Two craters meet here, and have some of the dark material from Syrtis Major in their interiors. We would like to know how the gullies formed, and what the different colored material inside the crater is made of. Why are there color variations in different parts of the crater?”

ID: ESP_076352_1935
date: 9 November 2022
altitude: 275 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076352_1935
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.