Landslide Deposit below a small Knob in Deuteronilus Mensae (MULTISPECTRUM; credits: Lunexit)

This image shows a possible Landslide Deposit originating from a mesa just East of the center of the scene in Deuteronilus Mensae.
The deposit is the lobe-shaped feature extending across the center of the image. Located at approx. 45° North, where ground ice is thought to be stable, it is possible that the deposit formed from "Mass Wasting" of ice-rich material.

Mass Wasting is a process driven by gravity that moves material downslope; the ice enhances the process.

The lobe has distinct textures. It is bouldery at some locations and pitted or wrinkled at others. The pitted texture may be due to desiccation (drying) of soil that can occur when ice from beneath the surface sublimates and leaves empty spaces into which the surface collapses.