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'Juventae Chasma' This area is located north of Valles Marineris in the Coprates quadrangle; and cuts more than 5 km into the plains of Lunae Planum. Download this image here : https://www.flickr.com/photos/terraform-mars/50328833451 The floor of Juventae Chasma is partly covered by sand dunes, also a '2.5 km high mountain' inside Juventae, Thius mountain measures 59 km long and 23 km wide. Confirmed by Mars Express to be composed of sulphate deposits. MRO discovered sulphates, hydrated sulphates, and iron oxides in Juventae Chasma. Juventae Chasma has four bright mounds or light-toned interior layered deposits (IlD's), as they are often called. Researchers have found that monohydrated sulfates were first deposited on the floor, then polyhydrated sulfates were laid down over time. Kieserite, (a magnesium sulphate), was also found in Juventae Chasma. Studies from satellites orbiting Mars have found channels on the eastern, western, and southern walls of Juventae Chasma; Interestingly they seem to have different origins. Some may have started from melting snow, others from groundwater sapping, and still others from precipitation. Inverted channels are also present in thi