Labeatis Fossae

Scaled Image

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

The linear depressions in this VIS image were created by tectonic forces. The sides of the depression are faults. Paired faults will allow the block of material between them to "slide down" during marsquake events, forming the depressions.

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

Context

Image ID: 
V77132007 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
30.5611
285.586
77132
2019-05-05 08:37
Fri, 2019-06-07
VIS
512 pixels (19 km)
1824 pixels (67 km)
0.037139 km/pixel
0.0373263 km/pixel

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