PIA04696: Hephaestus Fossae
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a series of collapsed pits and troughs in central Elysium Planitia on Mars known as Hephaestus Fossae.
 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:  832 x 1248 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA04696.tif (1.04 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA04696.jpg (178.2 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-462, 24 August 2003

The Hephaestus Fossae are a series of collapsed pits and troughs in central Elysium Planitia. This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) provides a high resolution view of the floors, walls, and terrain surrounding a few of the pits and troughs in this region. The image is located near 23.0°N, 239.4°W and is about 3 km (1.9 mi) wide. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the lower left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2003-08-27