Cross-bedding stratifications in sedimentary rocks, Hellas Basin region
Date: 05 December 2016
Satellite: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Copyright: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
This image, taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), shows cross-bedding stratifications – layers of rock intersecting at different tilts and inclines – in sedimentary rocks.
This image has been extracted from a larger one, available here: http://www.uahirise.org/PSP_003799_1540
Last Update: 1 September 2019
