Science and Exploration

Fractured In Elysium On Mars

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
December 28, 2022
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Fractured In Elysium On Mars
Fractured in Elysium On Mars

Researchers suspect this crater’s fractured floor is related to invasive lava, and it resembles weird tilted-facet terrain elsewhere on Mars.

Researchers suspect this crater’s fractured floor is related to invasive lava, and it resembles weird tilted-facet terrain elsewhere on Mars. A stereo pair along some coverage of the lava outside the crater rim can help us determine how the elevations compare.

ID: ESP_071575_1895
date: 2 November 2021
altitude: 278 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_071575_1895NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona

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