Shalbatana Vallis

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

Today's VIS image shows a small section of Shalbatana Vallis. Located in Xanthe Terra, Shalbatana Vallis is an outflow channel carved by massive floods of escaping groundwater whose source lies far to the south of this image. This channel, and all others in this region, drain into Chryse Planitia.

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Context

Image ID: 
V80550011 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
5.84335
316.746
80550
2020-02-10 19:21
Thu, 2020-04-16
VIS
1024 pixels (18 km)
3648 pixels (65 km)
0.018046 km/pixel
0.0179941 km/pixel

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