Ares Vallis
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU
About this image
Today's VIS image shows a portion of Ares Vallis. Located in Margaritifer Terra, Ares Vallis is an outflow channel carved by massive floods of escaping groundwater whose source lies far to the south of this image. Ares Vallis is over 1757 km long (1091 miles). This channel, and all others in this region, drain into Chryse Planitia.
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Context
Image ID:
V95761003 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
12.3687
331.322
95761
2023-07-17 06:21
Mon, 2024-02-05
VIS
512 pixels (18 km)
1824 pixels (66 km)
0.036677 km/pixel
0.0370956 km/pixel
