Tag Archives: chaotic terrain

THEMIS: Chryse Chaos

Posted on September 6, 2019 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, September 6, 2019. This VIS image shows part of Chryse Chaos near the terminal end of the huge outflow channels draining from Valles Marineris into the Chyrse Basin. Chaos terrain is typified by regions of … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Chaos in Morava Valles

Posted on September 5, 2019 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, September 5, 2019. Located in Margaritifer Terra, Morava Valles is one of several channels that empty northward towards Chryse Planitia. Chaos terrain is typified by regions of blocky, often steep sided, mesas interspersed with deep … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Multi-layered story

Posted on August 8, 2019 by rburnham

A story in layers. Our objective is to examine some very nicely exposed layers in a mesa wall in Aureum Chaos. As the name “chaos” suggests, this terrain is characterized by randomly oriented, large-scale mesas and knobs that are heavily … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Unusual feature in Arabia Terra crater

Posted on July 5, 2019 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, July 5, 2019. Today’s VIS image shows a complex block of material located on the floor of an unnamed crater in Arabia Terra. The feature is offset from the center of the circular depression and … Continue reading →

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HRSC: A chaos found only on Mars

Posted on June 28, 2019 by rburnham

The cracked, uneven, jumbled landscape seen in this image from ESA’s Mars Express forms an intriguing type of terrain that cannot be found on Earth: chaotic terrain. The feature visible here, Aurorae Chaos, is located in the ancient and equatorial … Continue reading →

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Tectonic evolution of Juventae Chasma

Posted on May 27, 2019 by rburnham

[Editor’s note: From a paper by Ranjan Sarkar and four co-authors recently published in Icarus.] Tectonic Evolution of Juventae Chasma, Mars, and the Deformational and Depositional Structural Attributes of the Four Major Light-toned Rock Exposures Therein • Juventae Chasma is … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Incipient chaos

Posted on May 2, 2019 by rburnham

Incipient chaos. The objective of this observation is to examine a possible early stage of chaos formation. The ground seems to be collapsing, forming mesas and a large channel that connects with Shalbatana Vallis. HiRISE Picture of the Day archive. … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Blocks and troughs

Posted on April 24, 2019 by rburnham

Blocks and troughs. This region in Margaritifer Chaos is located in a system of finger-like rifts and cracked surface stretching south from what appear to be three impact craters. The interaction/relation between these valleys and their neighboring craters could be … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Aram Chaos in false color

Posted on April 8, 2019 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, April 8, 2019. Today’s false-color VIS image is located in Aram Chaos. Aram Chaos was initially formed by a large impact. Over time the crater interior was modified by several different processes, including liquid water. … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: We found geology in a chaotic place

Posted on March 19, 2019 by rburnham

We found geology in a chaotic place. The terrain here lives up to its description as “chaotic:” we see small hills, mesas, buttes and valleys. This area is called Oxia Palus, and its debris likely came from Ravi Vallis, which … Continue reading →

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