NASA Mars Odyssey THEMIS Image: Cerberus Fossae 03-21-2005
Image Context: Context image credit: NASA/Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) Team [ Find on map: Javascript version ] [ Find on map: CGI version ]
Full data on this image has now been released via the THEMIS Data Releases website. The fractures in the center of this VIS image are part of Cerberus Fossae. These fractures formed in response to streching of the martian crust due to magma movement related to the formation of the Elysium Volcanic field, located to the northwest. Note how the fractures cut through the preexisting hills. [Source: ASU THEMIS Science Team] Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.
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