HiRISE shares a Mars crater-floor feature that appears to have flowed like ice, with pits that may come from sublimation of subsurface ice, highlighting ongoing Mars surface-process science.
HiPOD: Icy Flow in a Crater
The material on the floor of this crater appears to have flowed like ice, and contains pits that might result from sublimation of subsurface ice.
The surface is entirely dust-covered today.
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