Ius Chasma

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Ius Chasma is a large, steep-walled canyon on Mars that forms part of the vast Valles Marineris rift system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canyon
chasma
surface feature on Mars
adjacentTo Melas Chasma NERFINISHED
Ophir Chasma NERFINISHED
Tithonium Chasma NERFINISHED
astronomicalBodyType canyon
belongsToBody Mars NERFINISHED
catalogedIn USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature NERFINISHED
coordinateFrame Mars IAU coordinate system
formationProcess crustal rifting
tectonic extension
geologicalContext rift system
tectonic trough
hasAtmosphereAbove thin Martian atmosphere
hasCharacteristic large
steep-walled
hasCoordinateSystem planetocentric coordinates
hasEnvironment cold and dry
hasFeature faulted and fractured terrain
landslides and mass-wasting deposits
layered rock outcrops
steep canyon walls
hasScientificInterest potential past water-related processes
records tectonic and erosional history of Mars
imagedByInstrument CTX NERFINISHED
HiRISE NERFINISHED
THEMIS NERFINISHED
isComponentOf Noctis Labyrinthus–Valles Marineris system NERFINISHED
locatedInHemisphere Martian southern hemisphere
locatedInRegion equatorial region of Mars
locatedOnPlanet Mars NERFINISHED
memberOf Valles Marineris rift system NERFINISHED
namedAfter Ius (Latin word related to law or right)
observedBy Mariner 9 spacecraft NERFINISHED
Mars Global Surveyor NERFINISHED
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter NERFINISHED
Viking Orbiter NERFINISHED
partOf Martian canyon system
Valles Marineris NERFINISHED
Valles Marineris canyon complex NERFINISHED
studiedInDiscipline geomorphology
planetary geology
surfaceFeatureOf Martian crust
surfaceType rocky

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Valles Marineris hasSubfeature Ius Chasma