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 extensional tectonic stresses in the region. The fossae are 2735km long (1700 miles).

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

Context

Image ID: 
V83781003 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-39.5762
174.649
83781
2020-11-02 19:27
Wed, 2020-12-23
VIS
512 pixels (17 km)
1824 pixels (62 km)
0.034287 km/pixel
0.0347735 km/pixel

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