Our science goal for this observation is to understand the stratigraphy and layering of an apparently glacial unit. Tantalus Fossae is a set of long valleys on the eastern side of Alba Mons. These valleys are referred to as graben and are formed by extension of the crust and faulting.

ID: ESP_076015_2260
date: 14 October 2022
altitude: 294 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076015_2260
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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