Showing posts with label Tyrrhena Mons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tyrrhena Mons. Show all posts

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Channel in Tyrrhena Fossae


The channel feature in this VIS image is part of Tyrrhena Fossae, a large depression that dissects Tyrrhena Mons.

Orbit Number: 48882 Latitude: -20.2213 Longitude: 107.255 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2012-12-21 00:12

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

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Tivoli Crater

From the USGS Astrogeology Science Center:

The name Tivoli has been approved for the Martian crater located at 14.3S, 259.18W. For more information, see the database information and the map of MC-22 in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.

Note: Tivoli Crater is located on the eastern edge of Tyrrhena Terra. The nearest named feature is Tyrrhenus Labyrinthus, slightly west of due south; the volcano Tyrrhenus Mons lies to the southeast. Tivoli Crater is named after the town of Tivoli, Grenada, which is an island nation located in the Caribbean Sea northeast of Venezuela.