HiRISE: Revealing landslide in Hebes Chasma

ESP_036927_1790This image shows a prominently stratified transect through the rock of a mountain of material in the middle of Hebes Chasma. The knobby material showing several lineations in the center of the scene may be remnants of landslides that exposed these tall, steep slopes in this image and just off-scene to the west. Midway up the slope (and to a lesser extent all the way up to the top) a series of alternating lighter and darker bands can be traced running east-west across the ridges and troughs of the outcrop. Just below this, dark…. [More at link]

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