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Flank of a domical feature near Zephyria Tholus

Flank of a domical feature near Zephyria Tholus
Flank of a domical feature near Zephyria Tholus The eastern flank of a domical feature near Zephyria Tholus, Mars, has been cut by a large crater (centered off this image to the right). The rocks in the cut flank show a knobby or rounded texture. There is also abundant dust, which blankets the high-standing terrain to the left side of theimage, and which cascades down slope to the right in dry avalanches. The "click to enlarge" version is at half of the full resolution of the original observation, 1 meter per pixel. The entire image covers an area about 2 by 4.5 kilometers in extent. NASA / JPL-Caltech / UA