[ESA] Along the equator of Mars, CaSSIS spotted a couple of interesting craters in Ganges Chasma, a mineralogically diverse canyon in the far-eastern portion of Valles Marineris.
Valles Marineris
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Mesas Of Layered Sedimentary Rocks In Valles Marineris
Valles Marineris, like the Grand Canyon in northern Arizona, provides a spectacular look at the geologic history via layered sediments that get older with depth.
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Mars Was Half Covered By An Ocean
Using images from cameras on Mars orbiters, an international research team led by the University of Bern has discovered structures on Mars that are very similar to classic river deltas […]
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Mars Orbital Recon: Possible Sulfate Deposits In West Melas Chasma
Melas Chasma is the widest segment of Valles Marineris, the largest canyon in the Solar System. In this region, hydrated sulfate salts have been detected, and are found extensively throughout […]
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Mars Orbital Recon: Coprates Chasma Within Valles Marineris
This image of Coprates Chasma shows the deepest part of the giant Valles Marineris canyon system, more than 7 kilometers below the nearest rim and 11 kilometers beneath the surrounding […]
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A Colorful Landslide in Eos Chasma On Mars
This image was requested in the very first month of MRO’s Primary Science Phase, November 2006. Due to many competing targets in the Valles Marineris canyon system, it took until […]
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A Unique Martian Mineral Offers Fresh Clues About Planet’s Past
New research published in Nature Communications identifies an iron sulfate on Mars that may represent a brand-new mineral.
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Martian Sandstone In West Candor Chasma
Candor Chasma in central Valles Marineris is filled with light-toned layered deposits thought to be sandstones, perhaps formed in an ancient wet and potentially habitable environment.
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Mixtures Of Sulfates In Melas Chasma On Mars
Many locations on Mars have sulfates, which are sedimentary rocks formed in water. Within Valles Marineris, the large canyon system that cuts across the planet, there are big and thick […]