Claritas Fossae

Claritas Fossae
Claritas Fossae as seen by Mars Express.
Feature typeFault system
Coordinates31°30′S 104°06′W / 31.5°S 104.1°W / -31.5; -104.1[1]
Length~2 030 km

Claritas Fossae is a densely-dissected highland terrain on the Tharsis Rise of Mars, located immediately south of the Tharsis Montes. The fossae of the Claritas Fossae region are many superposed swarms of graben.

  1. ^ "Claritas Fossae". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. (Center Latitude: -27.89°, Center Longitude: 255.76°)