The whittling away of Mars’ biggest volcanic ash field

Click for original image. Cool image time! The picture above, cropped to post here, was taken on July 2, 2026 by the high resolution camera on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). The science team labels this layers in a low spot in Aeolis Mensae. Aeolis Mensae is a high plateau of volcanic ash, part of the vast Medusae Fossae Formation, the