
The unusual shallow, scalloped depressions in this image from NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft are located on the margin Peneus Patera, south of Hellas Planitia. It may be that volatiles, such as ice, are involved in the formation of these depressions.
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NASA ID
PIA14374
Date Created
July 8, 2011
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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