Avernus Colles

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

The arcuate fractures and broken up surface shown in this image is called Avernus Colles [colles means small hills or knobs]. This unique surface has developed on the southeast margin of Elysium Plainitia.

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Context

Image ID:

V24370001 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)

Latitude: -2.1055

Longitude: 173.33

Orbit Number: 24370

Captured: 2007-06-12 13:55

Posted to Web: Wed, 2007-07-18

Instrument: VIS

Image Width: 1024 pixels (18 km)

Image Height: 3648 pixels (64 km)

Vertical Resolution: 0.017604 km/pixel

Horizontal Resolution: 0.017732 km/pixel

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