Shalbatana Vallis
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU
About this image
Today's VIS image shows a small section of Shalbatana Vallis. Located in Xanthe Terra, Shalbatana Vallis is an outflow channel carved by massive floods of escaping groundwater whose source lies far to the south of this image. This channel, and all others in this region, drain into Chryse Planitia. Shalbatana Vallis is 1029km long (639 miles).
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Context
Image ID:
V82035014 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
4.79125
315.838
82035
2020-06-12 01:54
Thu, 2020-09-17
VIS
512 pixels (18 km)
7584 pixels (274 km)
0.036177 km/pixel
0.0369518 km/pixel
