Exposed Light Material in Aureum Chaos
The steep-sided plateau in this image has a sharp, undulating surface possibly etched out and eroded by persistent winds. These same winds may well have transported the resulting sediment to the surrounding plains helping to form the dunes below. The plateau slopes are steep and consist of a series of parallel bright, more resistant cliff forming layers and darker, less resistant slope material.
Image cutout is less than 5 km (3 mi) across and the spacecraft altitude was 271 km (168 mi). For full observation details including images with scale bars, visit the source link.
www.uahirise.org/ESP_017581_1765
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona
Exposed Light Material in Aureum Chaos
The steep-sided plateau in this image has a sharp, undulating surface possibly etched out and eroded by persistent winds. These same winds may well have transported the resulting sediment to the surrounding plains helping to form the dunes below. The plateau slopes are steep and consist of a series of parallel bright, more resistant cliff forming layers and darker, less resistant slope material.
Image cutout is less than 5 km (3 mi) across and the spacecraft altitude was 271 km (168 mi). For full observation details including images with scale bars, visit the source link.
www.uahirise.org/ESP_017581_1765
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona