JavaScript is required
JPL Logo
Image

Cavi Angusti

Jan. 7, 2021
This image from NASA's Mars Odyssey shows Cavi Angusti, located near the south polar cap, consists of large irregular steep-sided depressions termed cavi.
Cavi Angusti is located near the south polar cap and consists of large irregular steep-sided depressions termed cavi. This VIS image is located in the center of the region. Both layering and gullies are visible in the center of the image.

Orbit Number: 84258 Latitude: -81.3436 Longitude: 292.109 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2020-12-12 02:21

Please see the THEMIS Data Citation Note for details on crediting THEMIS images.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.

Keep Exploring