The objective of this observation is to examine rock layers along the edge of a mesa that was created from a pedestal crater. This image will help us establish the horizontal distribution of layers in the Arabia region of Mars, and is also visible in Context Camera data. This scene is located within the much larger (344 kilometers, or 214 miles) Tikhonravov Crater.

ID: ESP_076353_1940
date: 9 November 2022
altitude: 279 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076353_1940
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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