PIA02078: Olympica Fossae
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows the Olympica Fossae, a complex array of deep troughs, channels and streamlined landforms in northern Tharsis. Water, mud, and lava are all thought to have played a role in the formation of these features.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) 
 Spacecraft:  Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
 Instrument:  Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) 
 Product Size:  672 x 1125 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-155  
 Addition Date:  2000-06-01 
 Primary Data Set:  MGS EDRs 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA02078.tif (642.4 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA02078.jpg (124.6 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

The Olympica Fossae are a complex array of deep troughs, channels and streamlined landforms in northern Tharsis. Water, mud, and lava are all thought to have played a role in the formation of these features. MOC image obtained on March 20, 1999.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/MSSS

Image Addition Date:
2000-06-01