Angustus Labyrinthus

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

Today's VIS image shows part of Angustus Labyrinthus. Angustus Labyrinthus is a unique region near the south polar cap. In this image squares formed by intersecting ridges are visible. The feature earned the informal name of the Inca City when it was discovered in Mariner 9 images in 1972.The linear ridges are believed to have formed by volcanic and tectonic forces, where magma filled fractures in the subsurface and then erosion revealed the magmatic material.

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Context

Image ID: 
V91820011 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-81.2727
293.879
91820
2022-08-26 17:55
Tue, 2022-12-13
VIS
512 pixels (16 km)
1824 pixels (58 km)
0.031924 km/pixel
0.0321991 km/pixel

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