Martian the centre of this image, there is a large angular fragment that appears to have light and dark-toned Fossae was once considered a potential landing spot for the Mars Science Laboratory, and has one of the largest, most diverse exposures of clay minerals. Clay minerals contain water in their mineral structure and may preserve organic materials. Image is less than 5 km (3 mi) across and is 279 km (174 mi) above the surface. A unique optimised version of NASA imagery. Credit: NASA/JPL/UArizona

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Size: 10240px × 4310px
Location: Mars, Nili Fossae
Photo credit: © NASA / digitaleye / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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