Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS: Feature Image: Surface Textures (Released 8 May 2003)

Vital Statistics
Location: 36.5N, 217.6E	Released: 2003-05-08
Image Size: 19.5 x 69.3 km, 1024 x 3648 px
Resolution: 19m	Instrument: VIS

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

Image Context:
Context image for 20030508a

Wide Context:
Wide context image for 20030508a

Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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The variable surface textures observed in this THEMIS image are the result of different lava flow units. Flow fronts indicate material was once semi-fluid and filled in preexisting impact craters. Channels observed in the eastern half of the image suggest additional materials may have once flowed and eroded older units.