
Today's VIS image shows a portion of Ares Vallis. Located in Margaritifer Terra, Ares Vallis is an outflow channel carved by massive floods of escaping groundwater whose source lies far to the south of this image. Ares Vallis is over 1757 km long (1091 miles). This channel, and all others in this region, drain into Chryse Planitia. Orbit Number: 93939 Latitude: 9.783 Longitude: 334.4 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2023-02-17 05:51 https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA25930
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NASA ID
PIA25930
Date Created
May 12, 2023
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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