Puzzle Pieces

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

Platy lava flows in Elysium look very different from the thicker flows of the Tharsis region. In this VIS image, the darker plates are separated by lighter material and some edges "match-up" like puzzle pieces.

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Context

Image ID:

V45384020 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)

Latitude: 5.49448

Longitude: 150.67

Orbit Number: 45384

Captured: 2012-03-08 04:18

Posted to Web: Wed, 2012-05-02

Instrument: VIS

Image Width: 1024 pixels (18 km)

Image Height: 3648 pixels (65 km)

Vertical Resolution: 0.01788 km/pixel

Horizontal Resolution: 0.01801 km/pixel

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