Melas Chasma Cliffs

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

This VIS image shows part of the southwestern cliffside of Melas Chasma. Melas Chasma is part of the largest canyon system on Mars, Valles Marineris. At only 563 km long (349 miles) it is not the longest canyon, but it is the widest. Located in the center of Valles Marineris, it has depths up to 9 km below the surrounding plains, and is the location of many large landslide deposits, as will as layered materials and sand dunes. There is evidence of both water and wind action as modes of formation for many of the interior deposits.

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Context

Image ID: 
V90921019 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-11.3343
284.714
90921
2022-06-13 17:44
Thu, 2022-09-15
VIS
512 pixels (18 km)
1824 pixels (63 km)
0.034927 km/pixel
0.0354646 km/pixel

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