Tractus Fossae
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Tractus Fossae is a trough in the Tharsis quadrangle
of Mars, located at 26° north latitude and 101.4° west longitude. It is 390 km (242.3 mi) long and is named after a classical albedo feature name. The name "Fossae" is used to indicate large troughs when using geographical terminology related to Mars. Troughs, sometimes also called a graben
, form when the crust is stretched until it breaks, which forms two breaks with a middle section moving down, leaving steep cliffs along the sides. Sometimes, a line of pits form as materials collapse into a void that forms from the stretching.
Tharsis quadrangle
The Tharsis quadrangle is one of a series of 30 quadrangle maps of Mars used by the United States Geological Survey Astrogeology Research Program. The Tharsis quadrangle is also referred to as MC-9 ....
of Mars, located at 26° north latitude and 101.4° west longitude. It is 390 km (242.3 mi) long and is named after a classical albedo feature name. The name "Fossae" is used to indicate large troughs when using geographical terminology related to Mars. Troughs, sometimes also called a graben
Graben
In geology, a graben is a depressed block of land bordered by parallel faults. Graben is German for ditch. Graben is used for both the singular and plural....
, form when the crust is stretched until it breaks, which forms two breaks with a middle section moving down, leaving steep cliffs along the sides. Sometimes, a line of pits form as materials collapse into a void that forms from the stretching.