Ridges From Fractures

Scaled Image

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

The upper portion of this VIS image illustrates the situation where fractures have modified the landscape to a point where ridges are formed. The original fractures would have formed a polygonal pattern in the surface. Later infilling of the fractures by a material more resistant than the surrounding surface occurred, followed by erosion of the less resistant surface material. The result are the polygonal ridges seen in this image. This image was taken in the highlands northwest of Syrtis Major.

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

Context

Image ID: 
V05129009 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
17.4915
43.0112
5129
2003-02-09 12:53
Fri, 2005-03-25
VIS
1024 pixels (18 km)
3648 pixels (66 km)
0.01812 km/pixel
0.018252 km/pixel

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