Mars Photo of the Day - Oct 21 2011

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Today's Image of Mars is of the boundary between Candor Chasma and Ophir Chasma, both of which are located in the Valles Marineris canyon system on Mars. The Valles Marineris is the largest canyon system in the solar system and would span almost the entire United States from East Coast to West.

Candor Chasma is one of the largest canyons in the Valles Marineris canyon system and it borders Ophir Chasma to the south. The photo below shows a small stretch of the border between Candor and Ophiir Chasma.

This image was taken by HiRISE, but they have not captioned it as of this posting, so clicking on the image will take you to all posts labeled with Valles Marineris.

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Mars Photo of the Day - Aug 24 2011

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Today's Mars Photo is of  Ophir Chasma, the northern most connected valleys of Valles Marineris, a huge canyon system that is 5,000 km (~3106 mi) long. Ophir Chasma is about 100 km (62 mi) wide and 317 km (197 mi) long and bordered by high-walled cliffs, which are thought to be faults. For more details on the image and to view the original, just click the image. 

Taken by Viking 1 Orbiter
Credit: NASA/JPL/USGS

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