Shalbatana Vallis
About this image
Today’s VIS image shows a section of Shalbatana Vallis. Along side of the major channel is a smaller tributary channel. A landslide deposit is also visible in this image. Shalbatana Vallis is located in Xanthe Terra. It is an outflow channel carved by massive floods from escaping groundwater whose source lies far to the south of this image.
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Context
Image ID:
V78229006 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
6.91366
317.791
78229
2019-08-03 16:34
Tue, 2019-09-17
VIS
512 pixels (18 km)
1824 pixels (66 km)
0.036387 km/pixel
0.0368101 km/pixel