Louros Valles

Louros Valles is a valley on the planet Mars in the Coprates quadrangle. It sits on the southern edge of Ius Chasma. It is east of Noctis Labyrinthus. It displays many layers. Many places on Mars show rocks arranged in layers. Rock can form layers in a variety of ways. Volcanoes, wind, or water can produce layers.^[1] A detailed discussion of layering with many Martian examples can be found in Sedimentary Geology of Mars.^[2]

Louros Valles is centered at 8.41 S and 278.23 E, and it was named after a modern river in Greece. Its name was approved in 1982.^[3]

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  Wide view of Mars centered on Valles Marineris, taken with Viking images Note, this picture will greatly enlarge by clicking on it several times.
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  Wide view of part of Ius Canyon with Louros Valles along its southern margin.
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  Labeled view of part of Valles Marineris. Colors indicate elevation. Louros Valles in the middle left of the image.
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  Wide view with CTX image of part of Louros Valles
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  Closer view with CTX image of part of Louros Valles

The following set of images start with wide views of the whole planet that are centered near Louros Valles. Eventually, the images show close views with enlarged HiRISE images.

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  Wide view of layers in Louros Valles, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program Louros Valles is part of the Ius Chasma.
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  Close view of layers in Louros Valles, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program Note this is an enlargement of a previous image.
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  Close view of layers in Louros Valles, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program Note this is an enlargement of a previous image.
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  Close view of layers in Louros Valles, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program Note this is an enlargement of a previous image.
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  Close view of layers in Louros Valles, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program Note this is an enlargement of a previous image.

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