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Nili Fossae
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About this work
The linear depressions in today's VIS image are part of Nili Fossae. Nili Fossae is a collection of curved faults and down-dropped blocks of crust between the faults called graben. The graben lie northeast of the large volcano Syrtis Major and northwest of the ancient impact basin Isidis Planitia. Graben are formed by extension of the crust and faulting.
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Credit lineNili Fossae. NASA/JPL, 2022-01-27. Public domain. ID: PIA25114.
