Along Idaeus Fossae
Our science goal is straight-forward: document stratigraphic relationships between fossae and adjacent geologic units. (A fossa is a long, narrow, shallow depression.) Idaeus Fossae is a complex set of channels on the margin of Tempe Terra and Acidalia Planitia.
Image cutout is less than 5 km (under 3 mi) across and the spacecraft altitude was 185 km. For full images including scale bars, visit the source link.
www.uahirise.org/ESP_071609_2195
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
Along Idaeus Fossae
Our science goal is straight-forward: document stratigraphic relationships between fossae and adjacent geologic units. (A fossa is a long, narrow, shallow depression.) Idaeus Fossae is a complex set of channels on the margin of Tempe Terra and Acidalia Planitia.
Image cutout is less than 5 km (under 3 mi) across and the spacecraft altitude was 185 km. For full images including scale bars, visit the source link.
www.uahirise.org/ESP_071609_2195
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona