Shalbatana Vallis

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

Today's VIS image shows a portion of Shalbatana Vallis. Located in Xanthe Terra, Shalbatana Vallis is an outflow channel carved by massive floods of escaping groundwater whose source lies far to the south of this image. Shalbatana Vallis is over 1300 km long (808 miles). This channel, and all others in this region, drain into Chryse Planitia.

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Context

Image ID: 
V88162007 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
8.96896
318.805
88162
2021-10-29 13:34
Mon, 2022-02-14
VIS
256 pixels (18 km)
3792 pixels (275 km)
0.072714 km/pixel
0.0732485 km/pixel

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