Lucus Planum
About this image
Chaotic terrain, arcuate fractures and erosional remanents make up the bulk of geologic features within this THEMIS VIS image. The arcuate fractures and chaotic terrain could possibly have formed due to a volitile rich subsurface layer being changed by erosion/exposure causing the upper lying surface to fracture and collapse.
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Context
Image ID:
V05736010 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
1.2927
175.545
5736
2003-03-31 12:10
Fri, 2003-04-18
VIS
1024 pixels (18 km)
3648 pixels (64 km)
0.01777 km/pixel
0.017899 km/pixel