Hrad Vallis and Galaxias Fossae

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

Today's VIS image shows a small section of Hrad Vallis (bottom of image). Hrad Vallis originates on the northwest margin of the Elysium Volcanic complex and flows into Utopia Planitia. Hrad Vallis is 825 km (513 miles) long. The linear feature near the top of the image is a section of Galaxias Fossae, a series of fractures located in the northern part of the Elysium Mons volcanic complex. Galaxias Fossae is 552km long (324 miles).

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2024-11-17 09:11
Mon, 2025-06-30
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256 pixels (19 km)
3792 pixels (290 km)
0.076713 km/pixel
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