Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS: Feature Image: Xanthe Terra Landslide in IR (Released 5 January 2005)

Vital Statistics
Location: 3.1N, 309.7E	Released: 2005-01-05
Image Size: 32.0 x 137.3 km, 320 x 1373 px
Resolution: 100m	Instrument: IR

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

Image Context:
Context image for 20050105A

Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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This is a daytime IR image of a chaos region within Xanthe Terra. The landslide in this image is caused by the failure of steep slopes releasing material to form the landslide deposit. Steep canyons walls are places were landslides are likely to occur. A sand sheet is located on the floor around the landslide.