A 3km section of the Cerberus Fossae fissure, taken by the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
The Cerberus Fossae are a series of semi-parallel fissures on Mars formed by faults which pulled the crust apart in the Cerberus region(9°N, 197°W). Ripples seen at the bottom of the fault are sand blown by the wind[1]. The underlying cause for the faulting was magma pressure related to the formation of the Elysium Volcanic field, located to the northwest. The faults pass through pre-existing features such as hills, indicating that is is a younger feature[2]. The formation of the fossae is suspected to have released pressurised underground water, previously confined by the cryosphere, with flow rates up to 2 × 106 m3s−1, leading to the creation of the Athabasca Valles[3]. Download high resolution version (816x1224, 105 KB)Cerberus Fossae, Mars MGS MOC Release No. ... Download high resolution version (816x1224, 105 KB)Cerberus Fossae, Mars MGS MOC Release No. ... Artists conception of Mars Global Surveyor (NASA) The Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) is a US spacecraft developed by NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and launched November 1996. ... Note: This article contains special characters. ... The cryosphere is frozen water in the form of snow, permanently frozen ground (permafrost), floating ice, and glaciers. ...
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The geology of Mars, also known as areology (after Ares), refers to the study of the composition, structure, physical properties, history and the processes that shape the planet Mars. ... Note: This article contains special characters. ...
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