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|  | | | | | | Chaotic terrain between Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae
6 November 2009
| Mars Express flew over the boundary between Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae and imaged the region, acquiring spectacular views of the chaotic terrain in the area. The images are centred at 12°N/ 285°E and have a ground resolution of about 21 m/pixel. They cover 225 x 95 km or 21.375 sq km, an area roughly half the size of the Netherlands.
Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum) | |  |  | |
| | | | | Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae context map. Mars Express flew over the region, acquiring spectacular views of the chaotic terrain in the area. The imaged area is centred at 12°N / 285°E and covers 225 x 95 km or 21.375 sq km, an area roughly half the size of the Netherlands.
Credits: FU Berlin/ MOLA | | | | |
| | | | | Mars Express flew over the boundary between Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae and imaged the region, acquiring spectacular views of the chaotic terrain in the area. The images are centred at 12°N / 285°E and have a ground resolution of about 21 m/pixel. They cover 225 x 95 km or 21.375 sq km, an area roughly half the size of the Netherlands.
The image shows an old 35 km-diameter impact crater in the north. The crater’s southwestern rim is eroded strongly, mostly by flowing water. The source of the water was located in Echus Chasma, which lies about 850 km to the southwest.
Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum) | | | | |
| | | | | Mars Express flew over the boundary between Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae and imaged the region, acquiring spectacular views of the chaotic terrain in the area. The images are centred at 12°N / 285°E and have a ground resolution of about 21 m/pixel. They cover 225 x 95 km or 21.375 sq km, an area roughly half the size of the Netherlands.
This ortho-image was rectified using elevation data derived from a high-resolution Digital Terrain Model (DTM, obtained from HRSC data), such that distortions introduced during imaging are corrected. Such an image can be used to derive maps. Elevation data from the DTM are colour-coded and overlaid on the ortho-image so that elevation data and the image itself are displayed in a single scene. The scale is in metres.
Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum) | | | | |
| | | | | Mars Express flew over the boundary between Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae and imaged the region, acquiring spectacular views of the chaotic terrain in the area. The images are centred at 12°N / 285°E and have a ground resolution of about 21 m/pixel. They cover 225 x 95 km or 21.375 sq km, an area roughly half the size of the Netherlands.
The image shows an old 35 km-diameter impact crater in the north. The crater’s southwestern rim is eroded strongly, mostly by flowing water. The source of the water was located in Echus Chasma, which lies about 850 km to the southwest.
The crater floor and the northwestern part are remarkably flat, formed by sediments and basaltic lava flows from the Tharsis volcanic region.
Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum) | | | | |
| | | | | Mars Express flew over the boundary between Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae and imaged the region, acquiring spectacular views of the chaotic terrain in the area. The images are centred at 12°N / 285°E and have a ground resolution of about 21 m/pixel. They cover 225 x 95 km or 21.375 sq km, an area roughly half the size of the Netherlands.
The image shows an old 35 km-diameter impact crater in the north. The crater’s southwestern rim is eroded strongly, mostly by flowing water. The source of the water was located in Echus Chasma, which lies about 850 km to the southwest.
The crater floor and the northwestern part are remarkably flat, formed by sediments and basaltic lava flows from the Tharsis volcanic region.
The lower part of the image clearly shows the boundary between the smooth, lightly cratered plain, and the area with numerous fracture zones. Most of the fractures along the boundary are parallel to the edge of the Lunae Planum.
Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum) | | | | |
| | | | | Mars Express flew over the boundary between Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae and imaged the region, acquiring spectacular views of the chaotic terrain in the area. The images are centred at 12°N / 285°E and have a ground resolution of about 21 m/pixel. They cover 225 x 95 km or 21.375 sq km, an area roughly half the size of the Netherlands.
The image shows an old 35 km-diameter impact crater in the north. The crater’s southwestern rim is eroded strongly, mostly by flowing water. The source of the water was located in Echus Chasma, which lies about 850 km to the southwest.
The crater floor and the northwestern part are remarkably flat, formed by sediments and basaltic lava flows from the Tharsis volcanic region.
The lower part of the image clearly shows the boundary between the smooth, lightly cratered plain, and the area with numerous fracture zones. Most of the fractures along the boundary are parallel to the edge of the Lunae Planum.
Several fracture zones are also visible in the western part. Up to 10 km-sized areas that experienced ‘subsidence’ (gradual compaction and sinking due to the weight of the layers) are still intact.
Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum) | | | | |
| | | | | Mars Express flew over the boundary between Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae and imaged the region, acquiring spectacular views of the chaotic terrain in the area. The images are centred at 12°N / 285°E and have a ground resolution of about 21 m/pixel. They cover 225 x 95 km or 21.375 sq km, an area roughly half the size of the Netherlands.
Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum) | | | | |
| | | | | Mars Express flew over the boundary between Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae and imaged the region, acquiring spectacular views of the chaotic terrain in the area. The images are centred at 12°N / 285°E and have a ground resolution of about 21 m/pixel. They cover 225 x 95 km or 21.375 sq km, an area roughly half the size of the Netherlands.
The image shows an old 35 km-diameter impact crater in the north (1). The crater’s southwestern rim is eroded strongly, caused mostly by flowing water. The source of the water was located in Echus Chasma, which lies about 850 km to the southwest.
The crater floor and the northwestern part of the imaged region are remarkably flat, formed by sediments and basaltic lava flows from the Tharsis volcanic region.
The lower part of the image clearly shows the boundary between the smooth, lightly cratered plain, and the area with numerous fracture zones (2). Most of the fractures along the boundary are parallel to the edge of the Lunae Planum.
Several fracture zones are also visible in the western part (3). Up to 10 km-sized areas that experienced ‘subsidence’ (gradual compaction and sinking due to the weight of the layers) are still intact.
Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum) | | | | |
| | | | | Mars Express flew over the boundary between Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae and imaged the region, acquiring spectacular views of the chaotic terrain in the area. The images are centred at 12°N / 285°E and have a ground resolution of about 21 m/pixel. They cover 225 x 95 km or 21.375 sq km, an area roughly half the size of the Netherlands.
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Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum) | | | | |
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