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Cross-Cutting Faults

May 16, 2005
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows cross-cutting fault scarps among graben features in northern Tempe Terra. Graben form in regions where the crust of Mars has been extended. Such features are common in the regions surrounding the vast 'Tharsis Bulge.'

16 May 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows cross-cutting fault scarps among graben features in northern Tempe Terra. Graben form in regions where the crust of the planet has been extended; such features are common in the regions surrounding the vast "Tharsis Bulge" on Mars.

Location near: 43.7°N, 90.2°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Summer

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