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Rising Above It in Amazonis Planitia
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This image shows a bright, rectangular-looking landform surrounded by a dark floor. How did this feature get here if it looks so different than its surroundings? The feature resembles a plateau. Dark streaks mark steep slopes on its sides while the top appears flat. The slope streaks are not all the same age, as we see a variation in colors from faint to dark. Craters in a variety of sizes and ages pepper the entire rectangle, but the dark, textured floor has very few noticeable craters.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineRising Above It in Amazonis Planitia. NASA/JPL, 2018-10-15. Public domain. ID: PIA22725.