Valleys in Tyrrhena Terra
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
Valleys in Tyrrhena Terra
ESP_031817_1410  Science Theme: Landscape Evolution
Enigmatic, shallowly incised valleys are found in some mid- to low-latitude regions on Mars. These valleys are very different in appearance compared to the very old, large, and well-developed valley networks on Mars.

The effects of liquid water or ice on a landscape are a distinctive indicator of past climate, and further insight into the age and origin of these shallow valleys may help advance our understanding of the environment in which they formed and potential late-stage habitability of Mars.

The shallow valley has been filled with small, transverse aeolian ripples (TARS) oriented perpendicular to the valley walls.

Written by: Sharon Wilson (narration: Tre Gibbs)  (29 May 2013)

This is a stereo pair with ESP_031751_1410.
 
Acquisition date
10 May 2013

Local Mars time
14:17

Latitude (centered)
-38.853°

Longitude (East)
118.250°

Spacecraft altitude
251.4 km (156.3 miles)

Original image scale range
25.3 cm/pixel (with 1 x 1 binning) so objects ~76 cm across are resolved

Map projected scale
25 cm/pixel and North is up

Map projection
Equirectangular

Emission angle
5.6°

Phase angle
41.9°

Solar incidence angle
37°, with the Sun about 53° above the horizon

Solar longitude
316.2°, Northern Winter

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North azimuth:  96°
Sub-solar azimuth:  31.9°
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POSTSCRIPT
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif., manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, Washington. The HiRISE camera was built by Ball Aerospace and Technology Corporation and is operated by the University of Arizona.