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Ius Chasma Layers

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows
PIA04867
Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-542, 12 November 2003

Outcrops of layered rock abound in the "grand canyon of Mars," the Valles Marineris. This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image provides an example from the upper northeast wall of Ius Chasma. This picture is located near 7.7°S, 76.1°W. The picture is 3 km (1.9 mi) wide and illuminated by sunlight from the lower right.