A Very Sinuous Rille

Image Data

Time(DOY:200) 2009-07-19T19:51:35
Orbit304
Center Longitude-78.96°
Center Latitude33.75°
Resolution1.56 m/pixel
ModeNative
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Caption:

A very sinuous rille winds across a mare-filled crater floor, exhibiting many oxbow curves along its length. The tight twists and turns of the rille suggest that a very turbulent lava flow formed this rille by eroding the pre-existing mare surface. Image resolution is 1.56 m/pixel.

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