Layered Bedrock Exposed in Coprates Chasma
This image shows sequences of layered, most likely sedimentary, rocks in Coprates Chasma, part of the massive Valles Marineris system on Mars. The very high spatial resolution (30 cm/pixel) of the HiRISE camera on the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter enables the identification of more and finer layers of rock units on Mars. In this image, parts of the layered rock units are being exposed by erosion from landslides (gravity), gully formation (fluvial processes), and wind (aeolian processes).
Layered Bedrock Exposed in Coprates Chasma
This image shows sequences of layered, most likely sedimentary, rocks in Coprates Chasma, part of the massive Valles Marineris system on Mars. The very high spatial resolution (30 cm/pixel) of the HiRISE camera on the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter enables the identification of more and finer layers of rock units on Mars. In this image, parts of the layered rock units are being exposed by erosion from landslides (gravity), gully formation (fluvial processes), and wind (aeolian processes).