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$Extensional forces in the volcanic province of Tharsis, shown in this image from NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft, have produced a fractured terrain that resembles wrinkled skin.$

Ulysses Fossae in Tharsis
Rabe Crater Dunes
More Polar Dunes
Drilling into Mars
Wind Effects
Polar Ridges
Windstreaks
$The fractures in this image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey are located on the northwestern flank of the Elysium Mons volcanic complex.$

Elysium Fractures
Opportunity's Martian Traverse Through Sol 2442
Naktong Vallis
Arkhanglesky Crater Dunes
Shifting Sand in Herschel Crater
Just the Rim
North Polar Cap Cross Section
Hebrus Valles
Daedalia Planum
$Avenus Colles is a region of 'hills' separated by arcuate fractures. These features are the margin between the southern highlands and Elysium Planitia to the north. This image was captured by NASA's Mars Odyssey.$

Avernus Colles
Mega Gully
Spirit's View on Sol 107 in 3-D
Opportunity's View, Sol 958 (Stereo)
Maumee Valles
Ganges Chasma
Flexing Curiosity's Arm
'Yankee Clipper' Crater on Mars
Opportunity's View After Drive on Sol 1806 (Stereo)
Danielson Crater
Locator Map for 'Greeley Haven' on Endeavour Rim
Martian Surface as Seen by Phoenix
Rhabon Vallis
Anaglyph of the Basal Scarp of Olympus Mons Volcano
Wegener Crater Dunes
Solis Planum
Northern Hemisphere Gullies on West-Facing Crater Slope, Mars
Doublet Crater
$One type of feature of scientific interest on the mountain inside Gale crater is exposure of cemented fractures, evidence that groundwater once reached to at least that height of the mountain. This image is from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.$

Cemented Fractures in Mountain Inside Gale Crater on Mars
Daedalia Planum
Blowing in the Wind Animations
3-D View from the Front of Curiosity
$This image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows a small portion of Sirenum Fossae. The fractures of the Fossae are graben -- a downdropped block between two faults.$

Sirenum Fossae
Tithonium Chasma
Opportunity's Close-up of a Meteorite: 'Oileán Ruaidh' (True Color)
Images of Gale #19
On the Rim of 'Erebus'
$Oti Fossae are paired fractures with a downdropped block [called graben] located on the eastern flank of Arsia Mons as seen by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft.$

Oti Fossae
Record-Breaking Dust Devil Caught in the Act
Is It Snow?
Martian Landscape in 3-D
Veins in Rocks on Mars and Earth
Curiosity Traverse Map Through Sol 43
Opportunity's Surroundings on Sol 1818 (Stereo)
Opportunity at Work Examining 'Tisdale 2,' Sol 2695