Mars Craters and Channels

Various Martian landscapes featuring craters, channels, and gullies, showcasing topographical details captured by NASA's 2001 Odyssey spacecraft.

The channel in today's VIS image is called Auqakuh Vallis. Large channels on Mars are named for the word mars/star in different languages on Earth, small channels are named for rivers on Earth. Auqakuh is the word mars in Quechua (Inca). Orbit Number 79261 Latitude 29.0373 Longitude 60.3106 Instrument VIS Captured 2019-10-27 16 12

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Many gullies are located on the northern rim of this unnamed crater in Noachis Terra as seen by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft. Small dunes are located on the floor of the crater (lower left side of image).

$This VIS image shows one of the linear depressions of Cerberus Fossae. This feature is called a graben and is formed by extensional tectonic forces. As the regional fractures move apart, blocks of material slide down between paired faults. Orbit Number 80106 Latitude 13.7626 Longitude 164.573 Instrument VIS Captured 2020-01-05 05 59$

$The subtle paired fractues at the bottom of this image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft are part of Sirenum Fossae, though it is hundreds of km away from yesterday's image location.$

$The fractures in this image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey are located on the northwestern flank of the Elysium Mons volcanic complex.$

$Nili Fossae, a series of tectonic fractures, is the low region on the right side of this image captured by NASA's Mars Odyssey. A small channel is visible draining into the large tectonic depression.$

$Avenus Colles is a region of 'hills' separated by arcuate fractures. These features are the margin between the southern highlands and Elysium Planitia to the north. This image was captured by NASA's Mars Odyssey.$

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