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Canditate Cavern Entrance (CTX Frame - Absolute Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color.: Dr Paolo C. Fienga - Lunexit Team)
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This image shows a very dark spot on an otherwise relatively bright dusty Lava Plain to the North-East of Arsia Mons, one of the four giant Tharsis volcanoes.
This is NOT an Impact Crater as it lacks a Raised Rim or Ejecta Blanket. What's amazing is that we cannot see any detail in the shadow. The HiRISE camera is very sensitive and we can see details in almost any shadow on Mars, but not here.
We also cannot see the deep walls of the Pit. The best interpretation is that this is a Collapse Pit into a Cavern or at least a pit with Overhanging Walls. We cannot see the Walls because they are either perfectly vertical and extremely dark or, more likely, overhanging.
The Pit must be very deep to prevent detection of the floor from skylight, which is quite bright on Mars.
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