Tempe Fossae
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU
About this image
Today's VIS image is shows a small portion of Tempe Fossae. The fossae are graben comprised of paired, parallel fractures with a down-dropped block of material between the fracture set. This morphology is created by extensional tectonic stresses. This image is located in a region of Tempe Terra that is complexly fractured. The complete fossae system in almost 2000 km (1242 miles) long.
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Context
Image ID:
V88700003 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
31.4624
274.34
88700
2021-12-12 20:53
Mon, 2022-05-02
VIS
512 pixels (18 km)
1824 pixels (67 km)
0.037192 km/pixel
0.0369719 km/pixel
