Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS: Feature Image: Embayment

Vital Statistics
Location: -35.5N, 245.2E	Released: 2008-02-06
Image Size: 17.5 x 62.0 km, 1024 x 3648 px
Resolution: 17m	Instrument: VIS

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

Image Context:
Context image for 20080206a

Wide Context:
Wide context image for 20080206a

Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
View on map

Please see the THEMIS Data Citation Note for details on crediting THEMIS images.

This crater west of Claritas Fossae contains internal fractures that have been partially filled by a later deposit. This embayment indicates that the fracturing occurred prior to the deposition of the layer of material.