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Located near the North polar rim, this structure is fascinating for a number of reasons. From the front part of the platform located at the mouth of what may have been a river, to the last support visible in the frame of this image, you are looking at a structure that spans a distance greater than 1.6 miles (2.6 km).

Image data

Although we can only guess as to what its purpose was, the fact that it is placed over what appears to have been a river gives us a clue that it may be a bridge. A bridge in disrepair, but still a bridge.

Also of interest are the dark spots on the "bridge." Although the entire narrow-angle image covers more than 57 square miles (92.55 square km), the only place where you see the small dark spots is on the bridge.

In order to give you a better idea of where this "bridge" is located, I've included the context image where you can see the entire river and the small part which was imaged by the narrow-angle camera (indicated by the white frame). The image is map-projected meaning that it has been rotated so that North is up.

The images come from the Mars Orbiter Camera and are courtesy of NASA/JPL/MSSS

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