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Melas Sedimentary Rocks

July 19, 2004
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows layered, sedimentary rock outcrops in southwestern Melas Chasma, one of the troughs of the vast Valles Marineris system on Mars.

17 July 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows layered, sedimentary rock outcrops in southwestern Melas Chasma, one of the troughs of the vast Valles Marineris system. Sunlight illuminates this scene from the upper left; it is located near 9.8°S, 76.0°W, and covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) wide.

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