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Troughs in Tharsis

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a dust-covered landscape in northern Tharsis, including several troughs formed by faults as the crust in the region expanded, long ago.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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25 June 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a dust-covered landscape in northern Tharsis, including several troughs formed by faults as the crust in the region expanded, long ago.

Location near: 25.8°N, 98.2°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season Northern Autumn