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Layers and dark dunes on Martian surface as seen by HiRISE camera

NASA says colors are enhanced in the cutout of a pit exposing reddish layers. 

Layers and dark dunes on Martian surface as seen by HiRISE camera Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona

New Delhi: Scientists have revealed that much of Mars' surface is covered by fine-grained materials that hide the bedrock.

 

However, elsewhere the bedrock on the Martian surface is well exposed - such as in this scene where the exposed bedrock reveals reddish layers situated next to dark dunes. Check out the image below.

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NASA says colors are enhanced in the cutout of a pit exposing reddish layers. You can also check out the stereo anaglyph for a 3D view - which is part of a stereo pair – by clicking HERE.

The image was obtained by the HiRISE camera onboard the NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO).

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