Cerberus Fossae
| Fossae on Mars | ||
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| Cerberus Fossae | ||
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| position | 11 ° N , 166 ° E | |
| expansion | 1000 km | |
The Cerberus Fossae (Trenches of Kerberos ) are two almost thousand kilometers parallel trenches ( Fossa ) on Mars at 11.28 ° north latitude and 166.37 ° east longitude. The two trenches extend from the northwest to the southeast and actually consist of many shorter, mutually merging and parallel expansion fractures. The trenches are very steep-walled everywhere, in some places even almost vertical, which indicates their young age. This was confirmed in 2019 when the Mars InSight mission recorded Mars quakes that could be located here.
location
The Cerberus Fossae cut through the Tartarus Mountains, which run from northeast to southwest. To the southwest lies the Athabasca Valles outflow valley system .
Web links
Commons : Cerberus Fossae - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Cerberus Fossae on Google Mars Map
- DLR: Cerberus Fossae: Thousands of kilometers long, young tectonic fractures on Mars December 20, 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nature: 'Marsquakes' reveal red planet's hidden geology , December 13, 2019