Layered Region in Gale Crater (CTX Frame - Natural Colors; credits: Lunexit)

This observation shows a portion of the Gale Crater Floor. Gale Crater is approx. 150 Km in diameter and it located in the Elysium Planitia, near the so-called "Dichotomy Boundary" - such as the Martian Region separating the Southern Highlands from the Northern Lowlands.

The paucity of Impact Craters indicates that the Layered Deposits are either very young or that erosion has removed evidence of past cratering.
Wind erosion, in particular, might have modified the Layers by creating relatively sharp edges and rounded depressions. In general, the fact that Layers are found on isolated mounds indicates that some process has eroded an originally more extensive Layered Deposit.

Large Dunes are also visible in the lower portion of the EDM.