 Hydraotes Chaos, as seen byHiRISE. Click on image to see channels and layers. The scale bar is 1000 meters long. | |
| Coordinates | 0°48′N35°24′W / 0.8°N 35.4°W /0.8; -35.4 |
|---|---|
Hydraotes Chaos is a broken-up region in theOxia Palus quadrangle ofMars, located at 0.8° North and 35.4° West. It is 417.5 km across and was named after a classicalalbedo feature name.[1] More information and more examples of chaos regions can be found atMartian chaos terrain. The area contains small conical edifices, calledHydraotes Colles,[2] which were interpreted as the Martian equivalent of terrestrialcinder cones formed byvolcanic activity.[3]
.jpg)