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[fredk]

Toe-dip into the Hidden Valley ripples on 706:


...Maybe a good time for a new thread?

[Bubbinski]

If they have to go out of Hidden Valley, where is the point on the Zabriskie plateau where the "caprock" ends? And are they going to still try to reach that nearby outcrop they think is Mt. Sharp material? (Pahrump Hills as mentioned a couple of pages back)

[Gerald]

If they have to go out of Hidden Valley, where is the point on the Zabriskie plateau where the "caprock" ends? And are they going to still try to reach that nearby outcrop they think is Mt. Sharp material? (Pahrump Hills as mentioned a couple of pages back)

Based on a screenshot of Joe's site (basing on HiRISE/SPICE in this screenshot), here a version enhancing (radius 2) hipass features as red:

Hipass features should correlate to surface roughness, although using a DTM would be more appropriate.
I wouldn't rule out, that there may exist routes avoiding the Hidden Valley, but still reaching to the nearby outcrop. I've marked the beginning of two such out-of-the-hip route candidates, both not free of risk.