Tag Archives: graben

THEMIS: Cerberus Fossae

THEMIS Image of the Day, April 5, 2016. Today’s VIS image shows a portion of Cerberus Fossae, a set of linear graben located south of Tartarus Montes. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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THEMIS: Phlegethon Catena

THEMIS Image of the Day, April 1, 2016. Today’s VIS image shows part of Phlegethon Catena. The linear features are created by faulting. Paired faults with down dropped block of material are called graben and are formed due to tectonic … Continue reading

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THEMIS: Cerberus Fossae

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 30, 2016. Cerberus Fossae is a group of graben located near the southern part of Tartarus Montes. The graben are fault bounded blocks of material that have slide downward along the fault faces. The … Continue reading

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THEMIS: Cerberus Fossae

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 22, 2016. This VIS image shows part of Cerberus Fossae. The linear depressions are called fossae. The fossae are fault bounded graben, created by tectonic activity in the region. More THEMIS Images of the … Continue reading

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THEMIS: Cerberus Fossae

THEMIS Image of the Day, February 25, 2016. Today’s VIS image shows a graben that is part of Cerberus Fossae. The graben of Cerberus Fossae dissect Tartarus Montes, indicating that the graben formed after the range of hills that comprise … Continue reading

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THEMIS: More Olympica Fossae

THEMIS Image of the Day, February 22, 2016. Today’s VIS image is of a different part of Olympica Fossae from the previous image. In this region lava channels dominate. The complex interaction of volcanic and tectonic processes is illustrated by … Continue reading

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THEMIS: Olympica Fossae

THEMIS Image of the Day, February 19, 2016. Located south of Alba Mons, Olympica Fossae is a complex system of tectonic and volcanic features. The linear features in this VIS image are graben, but the curved feature may be a … Continue reading

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THEMIS: Granicus Valles

THEMIS Image of the Day, February 18, 2016. The linear feature in this VIS image is part of Granicus Valles. The linear nature, and uniform width is indicative of a fault bounded graben. The plains surrounding this feature are volcanic, … Continue reading

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THEMIS: Ceraunius Fossae

THEMIS Image of the Day, February 16, 2016. Today’s VIS image shows several of the graben that make up Ceraunius Fossae. These fault bounded valleys are located south of Alba Mons and are part of the extensive graben system that … Continue reading

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THEMIS: Tempe Terra

THEMIS Image of the Day, February 15, 2016. This VIS image is located on the margin of Tempe Terra near Chryse Planitia. Several channels are visible as well as tectonic features. The linear feature below the channel is most likely … Continue reading

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