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:
V90820021 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-16.5354
319.24
90820
2022-06-05 10:07
Wed, 2022-09-07
VIS
512 pixels (18 km)
1824 pixels (63 km)
0.034974 km/pixel
0.035532 km/pixel