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PIA04699: Cerberus Fossae Trough

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows shows the Cerberus Fossae troughs on Mars. Dark sediment and talus from the trough walls are visible, as are some of the layers in the subsurface exposed by the troughs.

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:	2047 x 3070 pixels (w x h)
Produced By:	Malin Space Science Systems
Full-Res TIFF:	PIA04699.tif (6.291 MB)
Full-Res JPEG:	PIA04699.jpg (1.101 MB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-465, 27 August 2003

The Cerberus Fossae are a series of semi-parallel troughs in the Cerberus region of Mars. They formed by extension (splitting) of the upper martian crust in the vicinity of the Elysium and Albor volcanoes. This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a 1.5 meter (5 feet) per pixel view of one of the Cerberus Fossae troughs. Dark sediment and talus from the trough walls are visible, as are some of the layers in the subsurface exposed by the troughs. This feature is located near 15.7 °N, 197.5°W. The area shown is 3 km (1.9 mi) across. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the left/lower left.

Image Credit:

NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:

2003-08-27