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Glacial (Ice) or Lava Flow?
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The geologic setting and latitude here suggest this is a glacial (ice-rich) flow, but the surface is broken into plates like many lava flows on Mars. An image was targeted here to get a better look. At the meter-scale resolution of HiRISE, we see a hummocky surface with boulders and craters plus some wind-blown landforms that seems consistent with either the glacial or lava hypothesis.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineGlacial (Ice) or Lava Flow?. NASA/JPL, 2023-03-03. Public domain. ID: PIA25794.
