Tempe Fossae (Mars)

From albedo feature at 40N, 70W.

Troughs like these 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 286 km

Mareotis Fossae(last)

MRV
4 Hours 28 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 14 Hours

N 198 km

Tanais

MRV
3 Hours 6 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 11 Hours

NE 1368 km

Baltia

MRV
21 Hours 23 Minutes
Walking
17 Days 4 Hours

W 554 km

Ascuris Planum

MRV
8 Hours 40 Minutes
Walking
6 Days 23 Hours

Tempe Fossae

40.42° N 288.6° E

E 438 km

Timoshenko

MRV
6 Hours 51 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 12 Hours

SW 268 km

Labeatis Mons

MRV
4 Hours 11 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 8 Hours

S 57 km

Tempe Terra(next)

Walking
17 Hours 16 Minutes

SE 84 km

Tempe

MRV
1 Hour 18 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 1 Hour

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