PIA23653: Cerberus Fossae


Cerberus Fossae

Caption:

Context image for PIA23653
Context image

The linear depressions in this VIS image are part of the Cerberus Fossae fracture system. The system is made up of parallel graben created by tectonic forces pulling the crust apart. The entire system is 1235km long (767 miles).

Orbit Number: 79270 Latitude: 8.68461 Longitude: 163.521 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2019-10-28 09:53

Background Info:

Please see the THEMIS Data Citation Note for details on crediting THEMIS images.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission 2001 Mars Odyssey
Instrument Host Mars Odyssey
Host Type Orbiter
Instrument Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS)
Detector
Extra Keywords Grayscale, Thermal
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2020-01-22
Date in Caption 2019-10-28
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23653
Identifier PIA23653