Shalbatana Vallis
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU
About this image
Today's VIS image shows a 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. Shalbatana Vallis is 1029km (639 miles) long.
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Context
Image ID:
V85816003 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
10.2994
318.18
85816
2021-04-19 09:35
Thu, 2021-09-09
VIS
256 pixels (18 km)
3792 pixels (274 km)
0.072456 km/pixel
0.0729571 km/pixel
