Uplift in Oudemans Crater
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
Uplift in Oudemans Crater
ESP_011966_1700  Science Theme: Geologic Contacts/Stratigraphy
In this image, which is located to the east of the central peak of Oudemans Crater but along its floor, numerous hills are visible. The cutout reveals layered rocks in the hills that are tilted so that they stand almost vertically. The rocks were originally laid down horizontally so the force and uplift during formation of the crater peaks caused sections of the rocks to be broken apart and rotated.

Light-toned layering is visible in the central peak that represents material brought up from substantial depth (greater than 6 kilometers) and provide evidence for older deposits buried beneath the lava flows of the Hesperian-aged plains.

Oudemans Crater is about 120 kilometers in diameter and it is located in western Valles Marineris just to the south of Noctis Labyrinthus.

Written by: Cathy Weitz  (9 March 2009)

This is a stereo pair with ESP_012467_1700.
 
Acquisition date
13 February 2009

Local Mars time
15:47

Latitude (centered)
-9.733°

Longitude (East)
268.624°

Spacecraft altitude
258.6 km (160.7 miles)

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25.9 cm/pixel (with 1 x 1 binning) so objects ~78 cm across are resolved

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25 cm/pixel and North is up

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Equirectangular

Emission angle
2.5°

Phase angle
58.4°

Solar incidence angle
56°, with the Sun about 34° above the horizon

Solar longitude
209.4°, Northern Autumn

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North azimuth:  97°
Sub-solar azimuth:  357.1°
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