Vallis - Vallis in Elysium Quadrangle

Vallis in Elysium Quadrangle

  • Wide view of Iberus Vallis, as seen by HiRISE. Imagine taking a walk in these canyons and looking up at the layers.

  • Detail from the center of the previous image, as seen by HiRISE.

  • Patapsco Vallis, as seen by HiRISE. Patapsco Vallis is a valley in the Elysium quadrangle of Mars. Scale bar is 1000 meters long.

  • Lethe Vallis, as seen by HiRISE. Flow was from southwest to northeast. Wider part of Lethe Vallis had less erosive power, so mesas are left behind from pre-existing material. Lethe Vallis is a valley in the Elysium quadrangle. Scale bar is 500 meters long.

  • Athabasca Valles showing source of its water, Cerberus Fossae. Note streamined islands which show direction of flow to south. Athabasca Valles is in the Elysium quadrangle.

  • Athabasca Valles Streamlined Form, as seen by HiRISE. Athabasca Valles is in the Elysium quadrangle.

  • Ituxi Vallis, as seen by THEMIS. Ituxi Vallis is a lava channel that lies east of Elysium Mons.

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