Hephaestus Fossae
This VIS image is located in the southeastern portion of Hephaestus Fossae. Hephaestus Fossae is a complex channel system in Utopia Planitia near Elysium Mons. It has been proposed that the channel formed by the release of melted subsurface ice during the impact event that created a large crater west of this image. Additionally, the nearby Elysium volcanic center created subsurface heating that may have played a part in creating both Hephaestus Fossae and Hebrus Valles to the north. Hephaestus Fossae are over 600km long (373 miles). Orbit Number: 78847 Latitude: 17.5748 Longitude: 126.158 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2019-09-23 13:59 https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23507
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PIA23507
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October 22, 2019
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JPL
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