Tartarus Montes

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

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Tartarus Montes is a long set hills located between Orcus Patera and the Elysium volcanic region. The montes are cross cut by the graben of Cerberus Fossae in many locations, as seen in this VIS image. Tartarus Montes are 1086km (675 miles) long.

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Context

Latitude: 15.305

Longitude: 163.265

Orbit Number: 103304

Captured: 2025-03-29 08:11

Posted to Web: Wed, 2025-12-31

Instrument: VIS

Image Width: 512 pixels (18 km)

Image Height: 1824 pixels (66 km)

Vertical Resolution: 0.036587 km/pixel

Horizontal Resolution: 0.037061 km/pixel

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