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Gorgonum Chaos

Jan 21, 2021
This image from NASA's Mars Odyssey shows part of Gorgonum Chaos. Chaotic regions form when groundwater escapes to the surface, undermining it and causing the ground to collapse.
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This VIS image shows part of Gorgonum Chaos. Chaotic regions form when groundwater escapes to the surface, undermining it and causing the ground to collapse. The linear depressions at the bottom of the image are part of Sirenum Fossae. Gorgonum Chaos is located in Terra Sirenum.

Orbit Number: 84080 Latitude: -37.7334 Longitude: 189.356 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2020-11-27 10:17

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.

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  • Mars Odyssey
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  • 2001 Mars Odyssey
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  • Thermal Emission Imaging System
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