Tag Archives: Labeatis Fossae

THEMIS: Labeatis Fossae in Tempe Terra

THEMIS Image of the Day, July 4, 2019. The linear depressions in this VIS image are graben called Labeatis Fossae. Graben are formed when extension between paired faults causes the material to move downward. These are part of a general … Continue reading

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THEMIS: Faulting in Labeatis Fossae

THEMIS Image of the Day, June 7, 2019. The linear depressions in this VIS image were created by tectonic forces. The sides of the depression are faults. Paired faults will allow the block of material between them to “slide down” … Continue reading

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THEMIS: Volcanic fissure in Labeatis Fossae

THEMIS Image of the Day, May 8, 2018. The feature that crosses this VIS image is a graben. Graben are formed by tectonic action, where a block of material moves downward between a pair of faults. The northern part of … Continue reading

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HiRISE: Dark slope streaks in Labeatis Fossae

Never the twain shall meet. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Dark slope streaks on a mound

O small martian mound! Beautiful Mars series.

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THEMIS: Labeatis Fossae

THEMIS Image of the Day, January 13, 2016. This VIS image shows one of the many graben that make up Labeatis Fossae. Graben are tectonic features created when two bounding faults have an central down dropped block of material. More … Continue reading

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THEMIS: Labeatis Fossae

THEMIS Image of the Day, April 16, 2014. This complex graben is part of Labeatis Fossae. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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THEMIS: Labeatis Fossae

THEMIS Image of the Day, April 7, 2014. The depressions in this VIS image are graben that make up part of Labeatis Fossae. Graben are tectonic features comprised of a fault bounded depression where the central block of material has … Continue reading

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THEMIS image: Labeatis Fossae

THEMIS Image of the Day, January 27, 2014. The fractures in this VIS image are part of Labeatis Fossae. The large impact crater was formed after the fractures.

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