Platy Flows

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

These lava flows in Elysium Planitia are called platy flows. The surface of the lava flow cooled and solidified, while liquid lava beneath kept flowing. The continued flow broke apart the solid surface and moved the pieces like rafts. This VIS image shows a channel of such movement.

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

Context

Image ID: 
V38819007 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
6.03444
153.571
38819
2010-09-14 16:57
Tue, 2010-10-19
VIS
1024 pixels (18 km)
3648 pixels (65 km)
0.017919 km/pixel
0.018049 km/pixel

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