Aram Chaos

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

Today's VIS image shows part of Aram Chaos. Aram Chaos was initially formed by a large impact. Over time the crater interior was modified by several different processes, including liquid water. Chaos forms from erosion of the surface into mesa features. With time the valleys expand creating the jumble of hills seen in the image.

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Context

Latitude: 1.6652

Longitude: 338.152

Orbit Number: 105644

Captured: 2025-10-08 00:14

Posted to Web: Mon, 2026-07-20

Instrument: VIS

Image Width: 256 pixels (18 km)

Image Height: 3792 pixels (274 km)

Vertical Resolution: 0.072349 km/pixel

Horizontal Resolution: 0.0732299 km/pixel

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