This image covers a large landslide deposit in Melas Chasma. The deposit front reveals bright rocks and color variations in distinct layers. Although transported for tens of kilometers, such landslide deposits can preserve the stratigraphy (rock layers) of the source region.

ID: ESP_076568_1670
date: 26 November 2022
altitude: 265 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076568_1670
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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