Science and Exploration

Mounds In Chryse Planitia, Mars

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
February 25, 2022
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Mounds In Chryse Planitia, Mars
Mounds In Chryse Planitia, Mars
NASA/HiRISE

Rising above the crater pockmarked plain of Chryse Planitia, the objective of this observation is to examine mounds that have ridges and are located atop pedestals. The scene is also pictured in a Context Camera image.
ID: ESP_065290_2095
date: 30 June 2020
altitude: 290 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_065290_2095
NASA/JPL/UArizona

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