Sirenum Fossae

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

The linear depression in this VIS image is part of Sirenum Fossae. Depressions of this type are called graben, which form by the down drop of material between two parallel faults. The faults are caused by tectonic stresses in the region. The Sirenum Fossae graben are 2735km (1700 miles) long.

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Context

Image ID: 
V83300016 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-38.3682
187.612
83300
2020-09-24 05:29
Mon, 2020-11-23
VIS
512 pixels (17 km)
1824 pixels (62 km)
0.034065 km/pixel
0.0343141 km/pixel

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