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Troughs in Tharsis

June 25, 2005
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.

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

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