Gorgonum Chaos

Scaled Image

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

This image shows the cratered highlands of Terra Sirenum in the southern hemisphere. Near the center of the image running from left to right one can see long parallel to semi-parallel fractures or troughs called graben. Mars Global Surveyor initially discovered gullies on the south-facing wall of these fractures. This image is located at 38deg S, 174deg W (186deg E).

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

Context

Image ID: 
V00893003 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-38.8855
185.521
893
2002-02-25 18:34
Mon, 2002-04-08
VIS
1024 pixels (17 km)
3648 pixels (62 km)
0.017143 km/pixel
0.017267 km/pixel

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