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Channel-Fed Lava Flows in Daedalia Planum

Channel-Fed Lava Flows in Daedalia Planum

Fed by Channels
This image shows a channel-fed lava flow in Daedalia Planum. Context Camera imagery features multiple lobes and ridges. South of the Tharsis Montes volcanic range, flows in Daedalia Planum can be as long as 180 kilometers, while the plain itself is more than four times the size of Texas.

ID: ESP_061865_1570
date: 8 October 2019
altitude: 251 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_061865_1570
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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Black & white is less than 5 km across; enhanced color is less than 1 km. For full observation details, visit the ID link.