NASA Mars Odyssey THEMIS Image: Hebrus Vallis

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This image shows a portion of Hebrus Vallis, a channel system located south of

Granicus Vallis. Like Granicus Vallis, Hebrus Vallis originates close to the

base of the Elysium volcanic complex. The criss-crossing of channels seen in

the image is not typical for fluvial systems, indicating that this channel system

was likely formed by volcanic activity.

[Source: ASU THEMIS Science Team]

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA’s Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Arizona State University