Layers in Upper Formation of Gale Crater Mound

Layers of rock in the upper portion of a tall mound near the center of Gale Crater on Mars exhibit a regular thickness of several meters in this image taken by NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Layers of rock in the upper portion of a tall mound near the center of Gale Crater on Mars exhibit a regular thickness of several meters in this image taken by NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.