Science and Exploration

Cones On A Crater Floor In Terra Sirenum On Mars

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
NASA
July 28, 2022
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Cones On A Crater Floor In Terra Sirenum On Mars
Terra Sirenum On Mars
NASA

This observation focuses on a few cones in a larger cone field on a crater floor. These cones in particular are singled out because two within this target appear to flow over the southwestern edge of relatively small craters.

Verifying this will help unravel the stratigraphy of this crater floor. If what is seen at larger Context Camera scale holds up, then the cones are the youngest features in this area of the crater.

ID: ESP_066152_1520
date: 6 September 2020
altitude: 254 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_066152_1520NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona

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