This image shows a series of arcuate cliffs in the Tartarus Scopulus region of Mars. Here, the ground surface steps down toward the top of the image, and each step is about 5 to 10 meters tall.

The origin of these steps is not entirely understood, but they are likely the result of landslide-related processes, possibly down-hill creep of the ground surface above weak layers of rock or sediments underground.

ID: ESP_085829_1800
date: 17 November 2024
altitude: 272 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_085829_1800
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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