Tithonium Chasma

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Tithonium Chasma is a large, steep-walled canyon forming the northwestern segment of Mars’s vast Valles Marineris system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canyon
chasma
surface feature on Mars
boundedBy Ius Chasma to the south
Noctis Labyrinthus region to the west
central Valles Marineris chasmata to the east
formsSegmentOf northwestern Valles Marineris NERFINISHED
hasEvidenceOf faulting
landslides
possible ancient water-related processes
hasFloorFeature chaotic terrain
landslide deposits
layered deposits
hasFormationProcess tectonic extension
hasGeologicAge primarily Hesperian
hasLaterModificationAge Amazonian
hasLength approximately 800 km
hasMaximumDepth approximately 6 km
hasNameApprovedBy International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED
hasNameLanguageOrigin Latin
hasOrientation generally east–west
hasSurfaceMaterial basaltic rocks
dust
layered sedimentary deposits
hasWallCharacteristic steep-walled
hasWallFeature mass-wasting scars
spur-and-gully morphology
imagedByInstrument CTX NERFINISHED
HRSC NERFINISHED
HiRISE NERFINISHED
THEMIS NERFINISHED
isComponentOf equatorial canyon system of Mars
isMappedIn USGS geologic maps of Mars NERFINISHED
isNotableFor complex stratigraphy
evidence of long-term erosional processes
large vertical relief
isTypeOf tectonic trough
locatedInQuadrangle Phoenicis Lacus quadrangle NERFINISHED
locatedOn Mars NERFINISHED
observedBy Mariner 9 NERFINISHED
Mars Express NERFINISHED
Mars Global Surveyor NERFINISHED
Mars Odyssey NERFINISHED
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter NERFINISHED
Viking Orbiter NERFINISHED
partOf Valles Marineris NERFINISHED

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Valles Marineris hasSubfeature Tithonium Chasma