Tantalus Fossae
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Tantalus Fossae is a group of troughs in the
Arcadia quadrangle The Arcadia quadrangle is one of a series of 30 quadrangle maps of Mars used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Research Program. The quadrangle is located in the north-central portion of Mars’ western hemisphere an ...
of Mars, located at 50.9° north latitude and 97.5° west longitude. They are about 2,400 km long and was named after an albedo feature at 35N, 110W. Troughs like this one are called fossae on Mars. Image:Tantalus Fossae.JPG, Tantalus Fossae, as seen by
HiRISE High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment is a camera on board the '' Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter'' which has been orbiting and studying Mars since 2006. The 65 kg (143 lb), US$40 million instrument was built under the direction ...
. Click on image to see dust devil tracks.


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Valleys and canyons on Mars Arcadia quadrangle {{Mars-stub