Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS: Feature Image: Layered Deposits in Western Candor Chasma (Released 21 January 2003)

Vital Statistics
Location: -5.2N, 282.7E	Released: 2003-01-21
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 20030121a

Wide Context:
Wide context image for 20030121a

Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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The layered deposits in this Valles Marineris canyon are heavily eroded by the wind into an impressive array of yardangs and swirling patterns of layers. The origin of the deposits remains a mystery.