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PIA03764: Gorgonum Chaos
Gorgonum Chaos
Target Name: Mars
Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun)
Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey
Spacecraft: 2001 Mars Odyssey
Instrument: Thermal Emission Imaging System
Product Size: 1189 samples x 3061 lines
Produced By: Arizona State University
Producer ID: 20020408A
Full-Res TIFF: PIA03764.tif (1.874 MB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA03764.jpg (519.7 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

(Released 08 April 2002)
This image shows the cratered highlands of Terra Sirenum in the southern hemisphere. Near the center of the image running from left to right one can see long parallel to semi-parallel fractures or troughs called graben. Mars Global Surveyor initially discovered gullies on the south-facing wall of these fractures. This image is located at 38°S, 174°W (186°E).
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Arizona State University

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