Nili Fossae - False Color

This image from NASA's Mars Odyssey shows part of Nili Fossae. The linear depressions crossing the center of the image are graben.

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

Instrument: Thermal Emission Imaging System
Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey
Tags: Mars
More: https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA24456
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@nasapics_bot “A graben is a valley with a distinct escarpment on each side caused by the displacement of a block of land downward.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graben
Graben - Wikipedia