Hephaestus Fossae

This VIS image is located in Utopia Planitia and shows part of Hephaestus Fossae. Hephaestus Fossae is a complex channel system. It has been proposed that the channel formed by the release of melted subsurface ice during an impact event. Additionally, the nearby Elysium volcanic center created subsurface heating that may have played a part in creating both Hephaestus Fossae and Hebrus Valles to the north. Orbit Number: 85286 Latitude: 17.535 Longitude: 127.087 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2021-03-06 18:17 https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA24823