Hebes Mensa

June 13, 2018

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Located in the center of Hebes Chasma is a large deposit of layered material called Hebes Mensa. Extensive erosion has created gullies in the mensa and distributed fine sand size materials to create dunes and sand drifts within the chasma.

Orbit Number: 72030 Latitude: -1.0854 Longitude: 283.966 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2018-03-11 03:02

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