Patterns of Mars

Patterns of Mars A high resolution camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captures the abstract beauty of the Martian landscape
NASA / JPL / University of Arizona

Fractured Hills
Mounds appear to rise from the bottom of impact craters. They could have been produced by ground ice upheaval or erosion of the planet's mantling layer.

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