Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Pavonis Mons


This VIS image shows the southern margin of Pavonis Mons.

Orbit Number: 49102 Latitude: -1.69816 Longitude: 246.882 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2013-01-08 02:37

Photo credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State University

Note: While collapse features may include pit craters, what we see in this photo are primarily collapsed lava tubes; see this post for a more detailed explanation of similar features on Pavonis Mons.

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