Faults in Claritas Fossae
NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this image of the Claritas Fossae region, characterized by systems of graben. A graben forms when a block of the planet crust drops down between two faults, due to extension, or pulling, of the crust.
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NASA ID
PIA14461
Date Created
July 15, 2011
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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