One interpretation of this area is that Valles Marineris sulfate layers once filled the canyons. Another proposes that sulfate deposits grew as domes. A prediction is that layer orientations should be aligned with, though gentler than, modern surface slopes. A decisive test requires digital terrain models in areas where layers are well-exposed over a wide range of elevations, such as this corner of the mound in eastern Candor Chasma.

ID: ESP_072836_1725
date: 8 February 2022
altitude: 266 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_072836_1725
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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