In astrogeology, chaos terrain, or chaotic terrain, is a planetary surface area where features such as ridges, cracks, and plains appear jumbled and enmeshed with one another. Chaos terrain is a notable feature of the planets Mars and Mercury, Jupiter's moon Europa, and the dwarf planet Pluto. In scientific nomenclature, "chaos" is used as a component of proper nouns (e.g., "Aureum Chaos" on Mars).[1]
^Britt, Robert Roy (April 25, 2005). "Chaos on Mars". Space.com.
In astrogeology, chaosterrain, or chaotic terrain, is a planetary surface area where features such as ridges, cracks, and plains appear jumbled and enmeshed...
Chaosterrain on Mars is distinctive; nothing on Earth compares to it. Chaosterrain generally consists of irregular groups of large blocks, some tens...
up Chaos or chaos in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chaos or CHAOS may refer to: Chaos (Kinnikuman) Chaos (Sailor Moon) Chaos (Sesame Park) Chaos (Warhammer)...
of areas of chaosterrain officially named by the International Astronomical Union on the planet Mars. Chaosterrain (or chaotic terrain) is an astrogeological...
large, rugged areas, often including outflow channels, cratering, and "chaosterrain". They may be contrasted with the Planitia (e.g., Amazonis Planitia)...
partially surrounded by a region of distinctive grooved or corrugated terrain known as the Olympus Mons aureole. The aureole consists of several large...
Iani Chaos is a region of chaosterrain at the south end of the outflow channel Ares Vallis, of the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle (MC-19) region of the...
very interesting to geologists. One distinctive feature is the fretted terrain. It contains mesas, knobs, and flat-floored valleys having walls about...
Aureum Chaos is a rough, collapsed region (chaosterrain) in the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle (MC-19) portion of the planet Mars at approximately 4.4°...
Aurorae Chaos is a region of chaosterrain on Mars at the eastern end of the outflow channels from Valles Marineris into Chryse Planitia, centered at approximately...
Atlantis Chaos is a region of chaosterrain in the Phaethontis quadrangle of Mars. It is located around 34.7° south latitude, and 177.6° west longitude...
northern parts of Mars strongly contrast with the cratered terrain in southern highlands – this terrain observation is known as the Martian dichotomy. Mars hosts...
accessible from the surface via caves. Mars - Utopia Planitia Scalloped terrain led to the discovery of a large amount of underground ice enough water...
from the poles. Chaosterrain – Distinctive area of broken or jumbled terrain List of areas of chaosterrain on Mars Martian chaosterrain – Irregular groups...
Close-up of Ister Chaos, as seen by HiRISE. Chaosterrain Geology of Mars HiRISE List of areas of chaosterrain on Mars Martian chaosterrain "Gazetteer of...
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