False-color image from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's HiRISE camera showing layered rock outcrops in Aureum Chaos, a chaotic region within Valles Marineris on Mars. The image reveals intricate, undulating formations that may have been formed by dust, volcanic ash, wind-blown sand, or lake sediments, spanning approximately 4 kilometers.

Astronomy Picture from 04/04/2008

Layers in Aureum Chaos

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080404.html


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