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A Technicolor Mound near Oxia Planum
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An isolated, elongated mound (about 1 mile wide and 3.75 miles long) rises above the smooth, surrounding plains. Horizontal layers are exposed at the northern end of the mound, and its surface is characterized by a very unusual quasi-circular pattern with varying colors that likely reflect diverse mineral compositions. A closer view shows that the rock has a range of textures, from massive and fractured on the left, to subtle banding or layering on the right.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineA Technicolor Mound near Oxia Planum. NASA/JPL, 2021-01-29. Public domain. ID: PIA24387.
