Landslides
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU
About this image
Two landslide deposits are located on the southern side of Columbus Crater in Terra Sirenum. Both landslides began high on the rim of the crater, marked by the location of circular indentations in the crater rim. Landslides occur when gravity overcomes the strength of the rock.
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Context
Image ID:
V42637002 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-30.4264
193.484
42637
2011-07-25 23:55
Wed, 2011-08-24
VIS
1024 pixels (18 km)
3648 pixels (63 km)
0.017536 km/pixel
0.018002 km/pixel
