Science and Exploration

Among The Yardangs Of Medusae Fossae On Mars

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
June 5, 2022
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Among The Yardangs Of Medusae Fossae On Mars

Is the sinuous ridge here a “fluvial-ridge,” i.e., an inversion of a fluvial sediment deposit?
It is important to inventory as much of the Medusae Fossae Formation region for depositional structures that give clues to the processes that emplaced the material. We also want to understand the extent to which a pyroclastic hypothesis of formation can be applied or not.

ID: ESP_070915_1710
date: 12 September 2021
altitude: 264 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_070915_1710
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