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Minio Vallis

Feb. 27, 2020
This image from NASA's Mars Odyssey shows part of Minio Vallis. Minio Vallis is just one of many channels that flow northward thru Terra Sirenum to empty into Amazonis Planitia.
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This VIS image shows part of Minio Vallis. Minio Vallis is just one of many channels that flow northward thru Terra Sirenum to empty into Amazonis Planitia. Minio Vallis is 88km long (55miles), and is located west of the much larger Mangala Valles.

Orbit Number: 79855 Latitude: -4.62787 Longitude: 208.183 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2019-12-15 13:52

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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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