Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Ceraunius Fossae


The large graben in this VIS image is part of a series of graben located on the southern flank of Alba Mons. This collection of graben is called Ceraunius Fossae. The term fossae means long, linear depressions.

Orbit Number: 54146 Latitude: 35.0747 Longitude: 249.803 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2014-02-27 06:03

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

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