Ganges Chasma

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This VIS image of Ganges Chasma shows where a large portion of the canyon wall has given way and formed a landslide deposit. Large landslides deposits are common features in Valles Marineris and the surrounding chasmata.

Orbit Number: 36481 Latitude: -7.40399 Longitude: 309.452 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2010-03-06 02:49

Background Info:

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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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