
Today's VIS image shows one of the linear depressions that form Nili Fossae. Nili Fossae is a collection of curved faults and down-dropped blocks of crust between the faults called graben. The graben lie northeast of the large volcano Syrtis Major and northwest of the ancient impact basin Isidis Planitia. Orbit Number: 78911 Latitude: 22.6314 Longitude: 78.9859 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2019-09-28 20:29 https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23524
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NASA ID
PIA23524
Date Created
October 31, 2019
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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