Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS: Feature Image: Channels

Vital Statistics
Location: -28.3N, 84.6E	Released: 2008-01-10
Image Size: 17.6 x 62.3 km, 1024 x 3648 px
Resolution: 17m	Instrument: VIS

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

Image Context:
Context image for 20080110a

Wide Context:
Wide context image for 20080110a

Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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Located near Hellas Basin, this crater contains fine scale channels that originate on the rim and appear to have created an alluvial fan. This type of channeled feature is common in the desert southwest of the US.