Cerberus Fossae

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

This VIS image shows one of the linear depressions of Cerberus Fossae. This feature is called a graben and is formed by extensional tectonic forces. As the regional fractures move apart, blocks of material slide down between paired faults.

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Context

Image ID: 
V80106008 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
13.7626
164.573
80106
2020-01-05 05:59
Thu, 2020-03-19
VIS
1024 pixels (18 km)
3648 pixels (67 km)
0.018422 km/pixel
0.0184422 km/pixel

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