HEAPS OF LAYERED DEBRIS lie in many parts of Valles Marineris, including western Candor Chasma. Remote observations from orbit have found these layered deposits contain abundant amounts of minerals that formed in water. These have earned Candor a place on the potential target list for NASA's next rover, the Mars Science Laboratory. This view looks across western Candor toward the south-southwest; click on the image for a higher-resolution (840K) version.

Image credit: NASA/JPL/Arizona State University, R. Luk (vertical exaggeration about 2x)