HiRISE Mars 4K (NASA): Chaos, Reconsidered

Aram Chaos is terrain that is located within a massive 280 kilometer-diameter crater. It consists of darker volcanic rocks that were disrupted as a result of water and/or magma withdrawal in the subsurface. Some of the materials made up of different kinds of sulfates that formed when water filled the crater. This clip uses the enhanced color red-green-blue filter of the HiRISE camera. Blue in enhanced color images often represents basalt, indicating a volcanic origin. This is a non-narrated clip with ambient sound. Image is less than 1 km (under a mile) across and the spacecraft altitude was 271 km (168 mi). For full images including scale bars, visit the source link. Music: “Freeing From Sin” by Medusa Jacobi (used by permission). This HiClip was made using Final Cut Pro for iPad. NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona #Mars #science #space #astronomy #NASA