Ceraunius Fossae

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

The north/south trending fractures and graben (block down-dropped between two fractures) in this region are called Ceraunius Fossae. These fractures are likely related to Alba Mons to the north.

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Context

Image ID:

V44669007 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)

Latitude: 24.7785

Longitude: 251.222

Orbit Number: 44669

Captured: 2012-01-09 07:43

Posted to Web: Tue, 2012-02-07

Instrument: VIS

Image Width: 1024 pixels (20 km)

Image Height: 3648 pixels (69 km)

Vertical Resolution: 0.01906 km/pixel

Horizontal Resolution: 0.020066 km/pixel

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