Small Mounds in Chryse Planitia (3-D)

This HiRISE image shows a group of cones, shield-like features, and round mounds.
May 24, 2012
CreditNASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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This HiRISE image shows a group of cones, shield-like features, and round mounds. They are a few hundred meters to kilometers in diameter. Possible origins include sedimentary (mud) volcanism and magmatic volcanism. HiRISE data are essential for evaluating these hypotheses.

This caption is based on the original science rationale.

Image source: https://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_023304_1995

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