An Inverted Channel in Aniak Crater

'The objective of this observation, also available in Context Camera data, is to examine a valley that turns into a ridge in the southeastern part of Aniak Crater. This is probably an example of an inverted channel, so the material that formed it was more resistant to erosion than the surrounding terrain.

ID: ESP_075368_1465
date: 25 August 2022
altitude: 249 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_075368_1465
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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