Swirls of Rock in Candor Chasma
One of the most eye-catching aspects of this scene are the intricate swirls that these layers form. Sedimentary rock generally accumulates in horizontal layers. These layers, however, have been folded into the patterns that we see today. Folding of the layers that are exposed here may have occurred due to the weight of overlying sediments.
Image cutout is less than 5 km (3 mi) across and the spacecraft altitude was 262 km (163 mi). For full observation details including images with scale bars, visit the source link.
www.uahirise.org/PSP_001984_1735
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
Swirls of Rock in Candor Chasma
One of the most eye-catching aspects of this scene are the intricate swirls that these layers form. Sedimentary rock generally accumulates in horizontal layers. These layers, however, have been folded into the patterns that we see today. Folding of the layers that are exposed here may have occurred due to the weight of overlying sediments.
Image cutout is less than 5 km (3 mi) across and the spacecraft altitude was 262 km (163 mi). For full observation details including images with scale bars, visit the source link.
www.uahirise.org/PSP_001984_1735
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona