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Crater Rim Channels

Jan. 4, 2023
This image from NASA's Mars Odyssey shows numerous channels that dissect the rim of this unnamed crater in Noachis Terra.
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Numerous channels dissect the rim of this unnamed crater in Noachis Terra. Two small delta deposits are visible on the right side of the image. The formation of deltas indicates that this crater contained a lake.

Orbit Number: 92072 Latitude: -23.5195 Longitude: 28.4712 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2022-09-16 11:30

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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