Hephaestus Fossae
Coordinates | 21°06′N 237°30′W / 21.1°N 237.5°WCoordinates: 21°06′N 237°30′W / 21.1°N 237.5°W |
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Naming | a classical albedo feature name |
The Hephaestus Fossae are a system of troughs and channels in the Amenthes quadrangle of Mars, with a location centered at 21.1 N and 237.5 W. They are 604 km long and were named after a classical albedo feature name.[1] The fossae have been tentatively identified as outflow channels, but their origin and evolution remain ambiguous.[2] It has been proposed that water may have been released into the troughs as a catastrophic flood due to subsurface ice melting following a large bolide impact.[3]
References[]
- ^ http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov
- ^ Carr, M.H. (2006), The Surface of Mars. Cambridge Planetary Science Series, Cambridge University Press.
- ^ "Craters and channels in Hephaestus Fossae".
See also[]
- Fossa (geology)
- Geology of Mars
- HiRISE
Categories:
- Amenthes quadrangle
- Valleys and canyons on Mars
- Mars stubs