Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Channels and Fractures at Claritas Fossae


This VIS image of the Claritas Fossae region illustrates how fractures affect other features. In this instance, the fractures control the path of several channels (from upper right towards lower left). The channels follow the fractures and then follow the slope towards the bottom of the image.

Orbit Number: 48552 Latitude: -41.4612 Longitude: 258.678 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2012-11-23 20:30

Photo credit: NASA/JPL/Arizona State University

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