Ceraunius Fossae (Mars)

This feature is named after an earlier feature.

Ceraunius Fossae is an area of intensely fractured terrain in the northern Tharsis region of Mars. It lies directly south of the large volcano Alba Mons and consists of ancient highland crust that has been deformed by numerous parallel faults and tension cracks. In places, younger lava flows cover the fractured terrain, dividing it into several large patches or islands. The faults are mainly narrow, north-south oriented graben. (wikipedia entry)

A fossa is a long, narrow, shallow depression. On Mars they are named after the nearest named albedo feature on the Schiaparelli or Antoniadi maps.

NW 317 km

Alba Catena

MRV
4 Hours 58 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 23 Hours

N 230 km

Ceraunius Catena(last)

MRV
3 Hours 35 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 21 Hours

NE 451 km

Phlegethon Catena

MRV
7 Hours 3 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 15 Hours

W 940 km

Halex Fossae

MRV
14 Hours 41 Minutes
Walking
11 Days 19 Hours

Ceraunius Fossae

27.0° N 249.85° E

E 435 km

Tractus Catena

MRV
6 Hours 48 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 11 Hours

SW 228 km

Olympica Fossae(next)

MRV
3 Hours 33 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 20 Hours

S 304 km

Ascraeus Sulci

MRV
4 Hours 45 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 19 Hours

SE 1046 km

Fortuna Fossae

MRV
16 Hours 21 Minutes
Walking
13 Days 3 Hours

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