Also visible in Context Camera data, the objective of this observation is to examine a pedestal crater here in Deuteronilus Mensae. A pedestal crater is when the ejecta from an impact settles around the new crater and is more erosion-resistant than the surrounding terrain. Over time, the surrounding terrain erodes much faster than the ejecta.

ID: ESP_076643_2260
date: 2 December 2022
altitude: 301 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076643_2260
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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