Candor Chasma

A rendering of Candor Chasma using data from the The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express.

Candor Chasma is one of the largest canyons in the Valles Marineris canyon system.

Chandor Chasma was made famous in the novel "Red Mars" by Kim Stanley Robinson as the location of the first future Mars base after the first manned mission in 2026. The idea of "Underhill", the first established settlement, originates from the Hillside settlement as designed by the Mars Foundation's co-founder, Bruce Mackenzie.

Orbital image from the The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express.

External Links

• Candor Chasma location on Google Maps.
• Mars Express/HRSC imaging of Candor Chasma in December 2004.