Shalbatana Vallis
About this image
Today's VIS image shows a portion 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. Shalbatana Vallis is over 1300 km long (808 miles). This channel, and all others in this region, drain into Chryse Planitia.
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Context
Image ID:
V85529003 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
9.26895
317.915
85529
2021-03-26 18:26
Fri, 2021-08-20
VIS
256 pixels (18 km)
3792 pixels (276 km)
0.072883 km/pixel
0.0740788 km/pixel