NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this image of the Claritas Fossae region, characterized by systems of graben. A graben forms when a block of the planet crust drops down between two faults, due to extension, or pulling, of the crust.
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Title: Faults in Claritas Fossae
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
Date Created: 2011-07-15
Rights: JPL
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