HiRISE 3D: Not Quite Mount Doom

These cones were interpreted to be volcanic in origin despite a distinct lack of volcanic activity in this area. Whether volcanism has occurred here recently or not is a key constraint on polar history and has implications for any possible basal melting of the polar ice deposits that may have occurred.

https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_027077_2605_ESP_026958_2605_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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