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An Astrobiology Strategy for the Exploration of Mars
FIGURE 2.1 The layers in Candor Chasma mimic those created by sedimentation in underwater environments on Earth. This image from the Mars Orbiter Camera on the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft is courtesy of NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems. The image covers an area of 1.5 by 2.9 km.