Aurorae Chaos is a region of chaos terrain on Mars at the eastern end of the outflow channels from Valles Marineris into Chryse Planitia, centered at approximately ~324°E, 9°S.[1] It is in the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle.
Many layers are visible in the walls of Aurorae Chaos. Rock can form layers in a variety of ways. Volcanoes, wind, or water can produce layers.[2]
A detailed discussion of layering with many Martian examples can be found in Sedimentary Geology of Mars.[3]
Wide view of layers in wall of Aurorae Chaos, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program
Close view of layers from previous image, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program
Close view of layers from a previous image, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program Box shows the size of football field.
Close view of layers from a previous image, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program
^"Aurorae Chaos". Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
^"HiRISE | High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment". Hirise.lpl.arizona.edu?psp_008437_1750. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
^Grotzinger, J. and R. Milliken (eds.). 2012. Sedimentary Geology of Mars. SEPM.
AuroraeChaos is a region of chaos terrain on Mars at the eastern end of the outflow channels from Valles Marineris into Chryse Planitia, centered at approximately...
successively through several regions of chaotic terrain, AuroraeChaos and Hydraotes Chaos, and finally through Simud Valles and Tiu Valles into Chryse...
This is a list of areas of chaos terrain officially named by the International Astronomical Union on the planet Mars. Chaos terrain (or chaotic terrain)...
program. Small round dots are boulders. Wide view of layers in wall of AuroraeChaos, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program Close view of layers from previous...
dividing Constantinople Aureum ChaosAuroræ Sinus /ɔːˈrɔːriː ˈsaɪnəs/ "Bay of the Dawn" Aurorae Planum, AuroraeChaos Ausonia /ɔːˈzoʊniə/ From a poetic...
by HiRISE Layers, as seen by HiRISE Wide view of layers in wall of AuroraeChaos, as seen by HiRISE Close view of layers from previous image, as seen...
Argentea Planum 69.79 S 292.0 E 1750 Ascuris Planum 40.38 N 279.2 E 500 Aurorae Planum 10.38 S 310.8 E 600 Bosporus Planum 34.2 S 295.1 E 700 Daedalia...
series of solar storms and intense solar flares impact the Earth, creating aurorae at more southerly and northerly latitudes than usual. May 15 Lee Hsien...
thought to be seas, hence their names Mare Erythraeum, Mare Sirenum and Aurorae Sinus. The largest dark feature seen from Earth is Syrtis Major Planum...
particles into Earth's upper atmosphere, where its interactions create aurorae seen near the magnetic poles. The largest stable structure within the heliosphere...
since 2003. As a precaution, several transmission lines are disabled. Aurorae are visible as far north as Auckland. 12 May – TVNZ's current affairs show...
thought to be seas, hence their names Mare Erythraeum, Mare Sirenum and Aurorae Sinus. The largest dark feature seen from Earth is Syrtis Major Planum...
the solar wind with the terrestrial atmosphere can produce spectacular aurorae, and can play havoc with electrically sensitive systems such as electricity...
(3 June 2015). "NASA's Hubble Finds Pluto's Moons Tumbling in Absolute Chaos". NASA. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 25 October...
pressure and height above sea level. 1716 – Edmund Halley suggests that aurorae are caused by "magnetic effluvia" moving along the Earth's magnetic field...
currently impossible to complete. Other events noted by ancients include aurorae, sun dogs and rainbows all of which are as impossible to predict as the...
developed theories for effect of solar wind on geomagnetic storms and aurorae Jule Gregory Charney (American, 1917–1981) – dynamical meteorology; awarded...
a potential biosignature. ESA announced in June 2006 the discovery of aurorae on Mars by the Mars Express. In January 2004, the NASA twin Mars Exploration...
the second law of thermodynamics. In 1716, Edmund Halley suggested that aurorae are caused by "magnetic effluvia" moving along the Earth's magnetic field...
Eunostos S of Elysium Ganges /ˈɡændʒiːz/ N to S: connects Lunae Lacus to Aurorae Sinus From the Ganges, a river of India Ganymede /ˈɡænɪmiːd/ From Ganymede...
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Wide view of layers in wall of Aurorae Chaos, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program
Close view of layers from previous image, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program
Close view of layers from a previous image, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program Box shows the size of football field.
Close view of layers from a previous image, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program
