Aurorae Chaos

Aurorae Chaos is a region of chaos terrain on Mars at the eastern end of the outflow channels from Valles Marineris into Chryse Planitia, centered at approximately ~324°E, 9°S.^[1] It is in the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle.

Many layers are visible in the walls of Aurorae Chaos. Rock can form layers in a variety of ways. Volcanoes, wind, or water can produce layers.^[2] A detailed discussion of layering with many Martian examples can be found in Sedimentary Geology of Mars.^[3]

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  Wide view of layers in wall of Aurorae Chaos, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program
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  Close view of layers from previous image, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program
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  Close view of layers from a previous image, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program Box shows the size of football field.
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  Close view of layers from a previous image, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program

See also

• Areas of chaos terrain on Mars
• Chaos terrain
• HiRISE
• HiWish program
• Mars
• Geology of Mars
• Martian chaos terrain
• Outflow channels

References

Recommended reading

• Grotzinger, J. and R. Milliken (eds.). 2012. Sedimentary Geology of Mars. SEPM.

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