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The fracture system shown in today's VIS image is on the northern margin of the Kasei Valles lowland. Fractures like this can become chaos with continued downdropping of blocks and widening fractures.

Orbit Number: 38852 Latitude: 28.2266 Longitude: 284.645 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2010-09-17 10:02

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