Several potential landing areas can be suggested within this region. The images reveal that aeolian deflation has occurred along the deposit's margins. The other is relatively smooth and flat. Regardless, the smooth unit where it contacts the cratered terrain would make an excellent site for Athena rover to investigate. These images suggest that aeolian deflation has occurred along the margin of the smooth unit, and this deflation has exposed horizontal layers of material.
Valley networks are common, and they drained toward the north and northwest.
Eastern Sinus Meridiani work supported by NASA Mars Surveyor Landing Site Study Grant NAG 5-4296. We thank P. R. Christensen for access to his IRTM-derived albedo, thermal inertia, and rock abundance data products. Ariz. State Univ. 69-70, NASA Ref.