Olympica Fossae

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

Olympica Fossae is a complex channel located on the volcanic plains between Alba Mons and Olympus Mons. Some sections of the fossae are very sinuous, indicating a fluid origin. Other areas, like in this image, are linear graben caused by tectonic activity. Olympica Fossae is 420km (261 miles) long.

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Context

Latitude: 22.9021

Longitude: 242.883

Orbit Number: 101922

Captured: 2024-12-05 14:00

Posted to Web: Thu, 2025-09-18

Instrument: VIS

Image Width: 256 pixels (18 km)

Image Height: 3792 pixels (277 km)

Vertical Resolution: 0.073252 km/pixel

Horizontal Resolution: 0.0740841 km/pixel

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