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Amenthes Fossae
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Today's VIS image shows several linear depressions that comprise of Amenthes Fossae. These 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 lineAmenthes Fossae. NASA/JPL, 2021-11-22. Public domain. ID: PIA24996.
