This image from ESA’s Mars Express shows Aganippe Fossa, a fascinating groove at the base of Mars’s colossal Arsia Mons volcano. Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin A fascinating feature takes centre stage in this new image from ESA’s Mars Express: a dark, uneven scar cutting through the marble ground at the base of a gigantic volcano. This … Read more
Newly released images from the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter show a breathtaking view of a huge ‘scar’ on the surface of Mars known as Aganippe Fossa. This remarkable geologic formation is a graben, a steep-sided, trench-like gorge that extends for about 370 miles (600 kilometers), longer than the Grand Canyon. These images provide … Read more
A satellite orbiting Mars has captured the best images ever of a giant “scar” carved across the Red Planet’s surface. The dark rift, which is surrounded by unusual zebra-like stripes, is likely the result of extreme volcanic activity millions of years ago. The striking surface feature, called Aganippe Fossa, is a rift – a “trench-like … Read more
Science and discovery 03/07/2024 1089 views 10 I like this This new image from ESA’s Mars Express reveals a fascinating feature: a dark, uneven scar cutting through the marbled ground at the foot of a giant volcano. A broader view of Aganippe Fossa This scar, known as Aganippe Fossa, is an irregular, approximately 600 km … Read more