Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS: Feature Image: Syrtis in Retreat (Released 30 June 2003)

Vital Statistics
Location: 13.7N, 79.4E	Released: 2003-06-30
Image Size: 18.4 x 65.7 km, 1024 x 3648 px
Resolution: 18m	Instrument: VIS

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

Image Context:
Context image for 20030630a

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Wide context image for 20030630a

Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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Lava flows from the broad shield volcano Syrtis Major have poured into the Isidis Basin to the east. The transition be- tween these great provinces is marked by broken slabs of accumulated volcanic material that is retreating from its position on the floor of the basin. A jagged scarp a half a kilometer high is the result.