Wallrock and Layering Contact in West Candor Chasma
HiRISE PICTURE OF THE DAY: 4 OCTOBER 2026

Wallrock and Layering Contact

One factor that helps when submitting an image request via HiWish is if there is any previous coverage. In this location in west Candor Chasma, we don’t have any from the Mars Orbiter Camera, so we can take a fresh look at look at the contact between wallrock and light-toned layering. We can later make a 3D picture to measure the thickness of the layering.



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