Chaos
About this image
Today's VIS image shows a region of chaos terrain south of Eos Chasma. Chaos terrain is typified by regions of blocky, often steep sided, mesas interspersed with deep valleys. With time and erosion the valleys widen and the mesas become smaller. It has been proposed that a catastrophic outflow of subsurface water creates the chaos.
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Context
Image ID:
V93210002 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-16.1911
318.75
93210
2022-12-19 04:19
Wed, 2023-03-22
VIS
256 pixels (18 km)
3792 pixels (263 km)
0.069498 km/pixel
0.0703234 km/pixel