This image covers some of the plains south of Capri Chasma in eastern Valles Marineris.
Where the aeolian (wind-blown) sedimentary cover has been stripped away, we see diverse colors indicative of of a variety of altered minerals formed in Mars’ wetter past.
Written by: Alfred McEwen (audio: Tre Gibbs) (1 June 2016)
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Image: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
