Cerberus Fossae

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This VIS image shows one of the linear depressions of Cerberus Fossae. This feature is called a graben and is formed by extensional tectonic forces. As the regional fractures move apart, blocks of material slide down between paired faults.

Orbit Number: 80106 Latitude: 13.7626 Longitude: 164.573 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2020-01-05 05:59

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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.

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