Ius Chasma Ridge (Released 13 September 2004)
About this image
THEMIS has taken some great pictures of Valles Marineris, the largest canyon in the solar system. If this canyon were on Earth, it would stretch from New York to Los Angeles. Image of the Day toured some of the canyons that make up this vast system.
This image shows the central ridge that runs through Ius Chasma.
Please see the THEMIS Data Citation Note for details on crediting THEMIS images.
Context
Image ID:
V01177001 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-7.9746
279.368
1177
2002-03-21 03:29
Mon, 2004-09-13
VIS
1024 pixels (18 km)
3648 pixels (64 km)
0.017566 km/pixel
0.017694 km/pixel