Paisley Terrain in Valles Marineris

Remember those paisley shirts during the summer of love in 1967? If so, this terrain may look somewhat familiar.

How did this terrain really form? One theory is that its a landslide deposit, perhaps associated with draining an ancient lake.

Written by: Alfred McEwen   (19 January 2011)

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Image: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona