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Kasei Valles - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
A small side canyon in the Kasei Valles system. 'Small' is a relative term, as the valley floor lies 1.5 km (~1 mi) below the surrounding volcanic tablelands. This region has been extensively shaped by gigantic floods originating north of the Valles Marineris region. This side canyon occurs both along a faulted area and a large fork in the canyon, which suggests it was carved as water attempted to flow around the large obstruction in the canyon.
This image was created using the CRISM imaging spectrometer. Each pixel of a CRISM image contains a 500 point spectrum, from which a color can be reconstructed. This reconstructed color was overlaid on a higher-resolution image taken with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Context Camera (CTX), which simultaneously took a photo while CRISM was collecting data.
This image was taken on December 10, 2006. It uses CRISM observation HRL0000355d and CTX observation P02_001746_2025_XI_22N063W.
Image Credit: NASA / JPL / JHUAPL / MSSS / Aster Cowart
Kasei Valles - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
A small side canyon in the Kasei Valles system. 'Small' is a relative term, as the valley floor lies 1.5 km (~1 mi) below the surrounding volcanic tablelands. This region has been extensively shaped by gigantic floods originating north of the Valles Marineris region. This side canyon occurs both along a faulted area and a large fork in the canyon, which suggests it was carved as water attempted to flow around the large obstruction in the canyon.
This image was created using the CRISM imaging spectrometer. Each pixel of a CRISM image contains a 500 point spectrum, from which a color can be reconstructed. This reconstructed color was overlaid on a higher-resolution image taken with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Context Camera (CTX), which simultaneously took a photo while CRISM was collecting data.
This image was taken on December 10, 2006. It uses CRISM observation HRL0000355d and CTX observation P02_001746_2025_XI_22N063W.
Image Credit: NASA / JPL / JHUAPL / MSSS / Aster Cowart