Tharsis Landslide

Scaled Image

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

The landslide in the VIS image occurs in the Tharsis region of Mars, just north of Hebes Chasma. The volcanic flows forming the lower surface in the image have a platy texture. The landslide is younger than the volcanic flow, as the landslide sits on top of the flow surface.

Please see the THEMIS Data Citation Note for details on crediting THEMIS images. 

Context

Image ID: 
V07817019 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
4.981
282.356
7817
2003-09-18 19:22
Tue, 2005-01-11
VIS
1024 pixels (18 km)
3648 pixels (64 km)
0.017747 km/pixel
0.017876 km/pixel

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