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Ulysses Fossae
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About this work
Today's VIS image shows part of Ulysses Fossae, which is located in the Tharsis Volcanic region. The linear features are referred to as graben and are formed by extension of the crust and faulting. When large amounts of pressure or tension are applied to rocks on timescales that are fast enough that the rock cannot respond by deforming, the rock breaks along faults.
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Credit lineUlysses Fossae. NASA/JPL, 2021-10-04. Public domain. ID: PIA24211.
