Hydraotes Chaos Explained

Hydraotes Chaos
Coordinates:	0.8°N -35.4°W

Hydraotes Chaos is a broken-up region in the Oxia Palus quadrangle of Mars, located at 0.8° North and 35.4° West. It is 417.5 km across and was named after a classical albedo feature name.^[1] More information and more examples of chaos regions can be found at Martian chaos terrain. The area contains small conical edifices, called Hydraotes Colles,^[2] which were interpreted as the Martian equivalent of terrestrial cinder cones formed by volcanic activity.^[3]

See also

• Chaos terrain
• Geology of Mars
• HiRISE
• List of areas of chaos terrain on Mars
• Martian chaos terrain

Notes and References

1. Web site: Planetary Names: Welcome. usgs.gov. 11 September 2015.
2. Web site: lanetary Names: Collis, colles: Hydraotes Colles on Mars. Planetary Names. USGS.
3. MERESSE, S.; COSTARD, F.; MANGOLD, N.. Formation and evolution of the chaotic terrains by subsidence and magmatism: Hydraotes Chaos, Mars. Icarus 194, 2008. Doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2007.10.023.