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(A) MOLA image of Valles Marineris, including Ius Chasma. (B) THEMIS Day IR image of Ius Chasma including Geryon Montes and the bright layered materials containing the “doublet” spectral signatures. (C) HRSC DTM overlain by CTX and CRISM images of the doublet type unit on the southern wall of the northern valley of Ius Chasma. -- Icarus

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Characterization of Aqueous Alteration and Formation of Salty Exposures at Ius Chasma, Mars

by Keith CowingJuly 21, 2024July 7, 2024

Intriguing outcrops in Ius Chasma provide a window into past aqueous processes in Valles Marineris, Mars. Hydrous sulfate minerals are abundant throughout this region, but one area in Ius Chasma […]

Geryon Montes

Characterization of Aqueous Alteration and Formation of Salty Exposures at Ius Chasma, Mars

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