Tempe Fossae

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

The cliff face in this VIS image was created by tectonic activity. In this case the two sides were divided by a fault and movement along the fault raised one side higher than the other. This image is located in a region of Tempe Terra that is complexly fractured.

Please see the THEMIS Data Citation Note for details on crediting THEMIS images.

Context

Image ID:

V44855008 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)

Latitude: 45.6711

Longitude: 290.748

Orbit Number: 44855

Captured: 2012-01-24 15:03

Posted to Web: Thu, 2012-02-23

Instrument: VIS

Image Width: 1024 pixels (20 km)

Image Height: 3648 pixels (70 km)

Vertical Resolution: 0.019331 km/pixel

Horizontal Resolution: 0.019858 km/pixel

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