Layering on Mars

Layers record information about the geological processes active at the time of formation and the environment in which they formed

Understanding the stratigraphic sequence helps us understand the geologic history of Mars

Thick section of layered strata
up to 10 km deep was an early
surprise from MGS

This does not fit pre-MGS notion
of impact megaregolith

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