Tag Archives: Sacra Fossae

THEMIS: Channel flow in Sacra Fossae

Posted on August 16, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, August 16, 2018. The right-angle intersection of the depressions in this VIS image is one of the graben that form Sacra Fossae. The fossae are located on Sacra Mensa, near the beginning of Kasei Valles. … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Fault-edged blocks of Sacra Fossae

Posted on August 2, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, August 2, 2018. The right angle intersections in this VIS image are some of the graben that form Sacra Fossae. The fossae are located on the margin of Lunae Planum near the beginning of Kasei … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Big blocky faults in Sacra Fossae

Posted on April 19, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, April 19, 2018. Located on the western margin of Lunae Planum, Sacra Fossae is a group of linear depressions. The right angle turns and uniform width seen in this VIS image indicate that these channels … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Sacra Fossae

Posted on November 17, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, November 17, 2015. The steep sided depressions in this VIS image are fault bounded tectonic features called graben. These depressions are part of a large region of graben called Sacra Fossae. Sacra Fossae is located … Continue reading →

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