Mareotis Fossae (Mars)

From albedo feature at 32N, 96W.

Troughs, like this one are called Fossae on Mars. More information and more examples can be found at Fossa (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 1180 km

Tantalus Fossae

MRV
18 Hours 26 Minutes
Walking
14 Days 19 Hours

N 328 km

Maricourt

MRV
5 Hours 7 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 2 Hours

NE 373 km

Tanais

MRV
5 Hours 49 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 16 Hours

W 796 km

Cangwu

MRV
12 Hours 27 Minutes
Walking
9 Days 23 Hours

Mareotis Fossae

44.34° N 283.88° E

E 718 km

Timoshenko

MRV
11 Hours 13 Minutes
Walking
9 Days

SW 279 km

Ascuris Planum

MRV
4 Hours 21 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 12 Hours

S 99 km

Labeatis Mons(last)

MRV
1 Hour 33 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 5 Hours

SE 286 km

Tempe Fossae(next)

MRV
4 Hours 28 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 14 Hours

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