Sacra Fossae

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

Located on the western margin of Lunae Planum, Sacra Fossae is a group of linear depressions. The right angle turns and uniform width seen in this VIS image indicate that these channels were formed by faulting rather than liquid flow. Two bounding faults with a down-dropped interior are called graben.

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Context

Image ID: 
V71244007 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
17.7623
288.309
71244
2018-01-05 09:06
Thu, 2018-04-19
VIS
512 pixels (18 km)
1824 pixels (67 km)
0.03678 km/pixel
0.0370175 km/pixel

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