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Investigating Mars: Coprates Chasma
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Investigating Mars: Coprates Chasma

NASA / JPL · 2017-10-05 · photograph (digital archive)

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Coprates Chasma is one of the numerous canyons that make up Valles Marineris. The chasma stretches for 960 km (600 miles) from Melas Chasma to the west and Capri Chasma to the east. Landslide deposits, layered materials and sand dunes cover a large portion of the chasma floor. This image is located in eastern Coprates Chasma. The plateau above the chasma is visible in this image. The cliff face is very steep, with the elevation dropping over 3 miles from the plateau to the canyon floor.

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Credit lineInvestigating Mars: Coprates Chasma. NASA/JPL, 2017-10-05. Public domain. ID: PIA21999.

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