Shalbatana Vallis
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. Shalbatana Vallis is 1029km long (639 miles).
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Context
Image ID:
V95225003 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
1.53886
315.756
95225
2023-06-03 03:06
Fri, 2024-01-05
VIS
512 pixels (18 km)
1824 pixels (65 km)
0.035878 km/pixel
0.0361652 km/pixel
