There are many hills about 1 kilometer high in Juventae Chasma, which is located north of the main Valles Marineris canyon system. The floor of the canyon is covered by a sea of sand, but the hills rise above the sand. A few adventuresome sand dunes have slowly climbed up on the hills, like that near the upper left of the enhanced-color cutout.

The color diversity here is exceptional, due to varying mineral compositions and good exposures.

ID: ESP_049045_1760
date: 12 January 2017
altitude: 268 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_049045_1760
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