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On Thick Ice
In this fascinating image, we see fractured mounds on thick carbon dioxide ice that may be diapirs or deflation over subglacial topography. The pits may show signs of ongoing collapse. A diapir is a relatively mobile mass that intrudes into preexisting rocks. Diapirs commonly intrude vertically through more dense rocks.
ID: ESP_075399_0920
date: 27 August 2022
altitude: 246 km
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_075399_0920
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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