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Cerberus Fossae
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About this work
Today's VIS image shows a section of Cerberus Fossae. Cerberus Fossae are located in Elysium Planitia, southeast of the Elysium Mons volcanic complex. The linear features in the image are tectonic graben. Graben 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 lineCerberus Fossae. NASA/JPL, 2023-10-09. Public domain. ID: PIA26156.
