Hephaestus Fossae

This VIS image is located in Utopia Planitia and shows part of Hephaestus Fossae. Hephaestus Fossae is a complex channel system. It has been proposed that the channel formed by the release of melted subsurface ice during an impact event that created a large crater south 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. Orbit Number: 85623 Latitude: 19.0345 Longitude: 124.821 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2021-04-03 12:15 https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA24858