Galaxias Chaos is an area of broken landscape in the Cebrenia quadrangle of Mars, located at 34.1° N and 213.6° W. It is 234.0 km across and was named after an albedo feature name.http://planetary names.wr.usgs.gov Galaxias Chaos may be caused by sublimation of an ice-rich deposit.Pedersen, G., J. Head. 2010. Chaos formation by sublimation of volatile-rich substrate: Evidence from Galaxias Chaos, Mars. Icarus: 211, 316–329.
See also Chaos terrain Climate of Mars Geology of Mars List of areas of chaos terrain on Mars Martian chaos terrain Outflow channels Water on Mars
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