Tectonism

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

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Tectonic stresses deform and fracture rocks and planetary surfaces. Right angles are a good indication that the feature was formed by tectonic stresses. We see evidence of these stresses in today's VIS image of Margaritifer Terra.

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Context

Latitude: -18.5964

Longitude: 333.761

Orbit Number: 43456

Captured: 2011-10-01 09:54

Posted to Web: Mon, 2011-10-24

Instrument: VIS

Image Width: 1024 pixels (19 km)

Image Height: 3648 pixels (65 km)

Vertical Resolution: 0.018051 km/pixel

Horizontal Resolution: 0.018992 km/pixel

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