Tempe Terra

Scaled Image

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

This image is from a region of Mars called Tempe Terra, which is located between the topographically high Tharsis Region and Acidalia Planitia, a large low albedo region of in the Martian northern hemisphere. This image displays a number of interesting features. There are several channels that run through the image. It is unclear if there was once lava or water running through these channels. Much of the terrain in the image appears dissected and eroded. There are a number of circular features that resemble the remnants of older craters that were mostly eroded away. The variety of the conditions of the craters indicates that this surface has been modified over a long time period. There is also a fine texture to many surfaces. This texture could also be possibly volcanic or related to ground ice.

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

Context

Image ID: 
V03285003 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
45.4252
304.098
3285
2002-09-10 17:52
Tue, 2002-10-01
VIS
1024 pixels (19 km)
3648 pixels (69 km)
0.019092 km/pixel
0.019231 km/pixel

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