Sirenum Fossae

Sirenum Fossae
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Part of Sirenum Fossae based on THEMIS day-time image
Coordinates34°54′S 160°54′W / 34.9°S 160.9°W / -34.9; -160.9

Sirenum Fossae is a long trough in several quadrangles including Memnonia quadrangle and Phaethontis quadrangle of Mars, centered at 35.57° south latitude and 197.26° west longitude.[1] Sirenum Fossae is 2,735 km long and was named after a classical albedo feature name.[2] Troughs on Mars like this one are called Fossae. Sirenum Fossae is believed to have formed by movement along a pair of faults causing a center section to drop down. This kind of feature is called a graben.

  1. ^ "Planetary Names: Fossa, fossae: Sirenum Fossae on Mars". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  2. ^ "Planetary Names: Welcome". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2017-12-30.