Ascraeus Mons

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

The pits in this VIS image are collapse features on the northern flank of Ascraeus Mons. Such collapse pits, often forming a linear pattern, are thought to be related to lava tubes below the surface that have been emptied of the final flow and forming a void. When the weight of the roof over the void overcomes the strength of the walls gravity caused the roof to collapse.

Please see the THEMIS Data Citation Note for details on crediting THEMIS images. 

Context

Image ID: 
V45655017 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
12.9408
256.447
45655
2012-03-30 11:36
Fri, 2012-06-15
VIS
1024 pixels (18 km)
3648 pixels (65 km)
0.017961 km/pixel
0.018091 km/pixel

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