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Hephaestus Troughs

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows two troughs in the Hephaestus Fossae region of Mars surrounded by heavily cratered terrain.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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Description

6 April 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows two troughs in the Hephaestus Fossae region surrounded by heavily cratered terrain.

Location near: 22.7°N, 239.0°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Northern Summer