Tractus Fossae (Mars)

This feature is named after an earlier feature.

The name "Fossae" is used to indicate large troughs when using geographical terminology related to Mars. Troughs, sometimes also called a graben, form when the crust is stretched until it breaks, which forms two breaks with a middle section moving down, leaving steep cliffs along the sides. Sometimes, a line of pits form as materials collapse into a void that forms from the stretching. (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 90 km

Tractus Catena(next)

MRV
1 Hour 24 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 3 Hours

N 133 km

Acheron Catena(last)

MRV
2 Hours 5 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 16 Hours

NE 341 km

Tantalus Fluctus

MRV
5 Hours 20 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 6 Hours

W 525 km

Ceraunius Fossae

MRV
8 Hours 12 Minutes
Walking
6 Days 14 Hours

Tractus Fossae

25.89° N 258.72° E

E 219 km

Uranius Tholus

MRV
3 Hours 25 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 18 Hours

SW 441 km

Ascraeus Mensa

MRV
6 Hours 54 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 12 Hours

S 244 km

Ascraeus Mons

MRV
3 Hours 49 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 1 Hour

SE 190 km

Paros

MRV
2 Hours 58 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 9 Hours

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