HiPOD 13 May 2022: The Mottled Surface of Gale Crater Ejecta

Also visible in Context Camera images, this might be an “erosional window” down into the ejecta deposit. Perhaps some of the material is superimposed on the ejecta blanket. What does the mottling tell us about the ejecta, if anything? Differing rock characteristics or maybe patches of impact melt?

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_065785_1725
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