Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS: Feature Image: Ophir Chasma

Vital Statistics
Location: -4.0N, 287.2E	Released: 2007-09-03
Image Size: 18.1 x 63.9 km, 1024 x 3648 px
Resolution: 18m	Instrument: VIS

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

Image Context:
Context image for 20070903a

Wide Context:
Wide context image for 20070903a

Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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The major Martian dust storm of 2007 filled the sky with dust and produced conditions that prevented the THEMIS VIS camera from being able to image the surface. With no new images being acquired, we've dug into the archive to highlight some interesting areas on Mars. The this week's region is Valles Marineris. This image of Ophir Chasma shows a complex layered deposit with extensive erosion by wind and perhaps some erosion by water.