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West Candor Rocks

Dec. 11, 2005
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows light-toned, layered, sedimentary rock exposures in western Candor Chasma, part of the vast Valles Marineris trough system on Mars.

11 December 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows light-toned, layered, sedimentary rock exposures in western Candor Chasma, part of the vast Valles Marineris trough system. Most of west Candor's interior includes exposures of layered rock with very few superimposed impact craters. The rock may be very ancient, but the lack of craters suggests that the erosion of these materials is on-going.

Location near: 6.3°S, 76.0°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Southern Summer

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