Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS: Feature Image: Hydapsis Chaos (Released 7 November 2002)

Vital Statistics
Location: 3.2N, 333.2E	Released: 2002-11-07
Image Size: 18.4 x 65.7 km, 1024 x 3648 px
Resolution: 18m	Instrument: VIS

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

Image Context:
Context image for 20021107a

Wide Context:
Wide context image for 20021107a

Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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Collapsed terrain seen in this image is called Hydapsis Chaos. Chaos is believed to form when a volitile rich surface material loses the volitiles (either by outgassing or melting) and collapses into the now empty porespace. Hydapsis Chaos is the source terrain for several outflow channels, supporting the melting of ice and release of water as the mode of formation.