Orcus Patera Dark Slope Streaks

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

Today’s VIS image is located on the eastern margin of Orcus Patera. Dark slope streaks are present on most ridges in the image. Formation of these features is linked to a change in the surface, either removal of the dusty surface revealing darker rock beneath the dust, or a volatile flow along the cliff face. The mechanism that formed Orcus Patera is unknown. While the term "patera" is tied to volcanic activity, the elongate shape might also have been caused by a low angle meteor impact.

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

Context

Image ID: 
V79232003 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
12.9315
179.284
79232
2019-10-25 06:48
Fri, 2020-01-17
VIS
1024 pixels (18 km)
3648 pixels (67 km)
0.018423 km/pixel
0.0185065 km/pixel

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