Layered Deposits in Western Candor Chasma

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

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The layered deposits in this Valles Marineris canyon are heavily eroded by the wind into an impressive array of yardangs and swirling patterns of layers. The origin of the deposits remains a mystery.

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Image ID: 
V04797001 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-5.2115
282.728
4797
2003-01-13 03:09
Tue, 2003-01-21
VIS
1024 pixels (18 km)
3648 pixels (64 km)
0.01761 km/pixel
0.017738 km/pixel

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