Outflow Channel

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

A large outflow channel was split and diverted around an obstacle just north of Memnonia Fossae. Images released already may be a continuation of this channel and offer additional insight to the ancient flow of water and geologic history of this region.

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Context

Image ID:

V07009001 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)

Latitude: -13.5516

Longitude: 210.396

Orbit Number: 7009

Captured: 2003-07-14 05:13

Posted to Web: Fri, 2003-08-08

Instrument: VIS

Image Width: 1024 pixels (17 km)

Image Height: 3648 pixels (63 km)

Vertical Resolution: 0.01737 km/pixel

Horizontal Resolution: 0.017497 km/pixel

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