- Hebes Chasma
MarsGeo-Valley
name=Hebes Chasma
latitude=1.1
N_or_S=S
longitude=76.2
E_or_W=W
length=319 km
width=130 km
depth=6 kmHebes Chasma is an isolated
chasma just north of theValles Marineris canyon system ofMars . It is located at 1 degree southern latitude and 76 degrees western longitude, just between the Martian equator and the Valles Marineris system, just east of theTharsis region.Geography
Hebes Chasma is a completely closed depression in the surface of Mars, with no outflows to the nearby
Echus Chasma to the west,Perrotin Crater to the southwest, orValles Marineris to the south. Its maximum extents are approximately 320 km east to west, 130 km north to south, and 5 to 6 km in depth. At the center of the depression is a large mesa rising some 5 km off the valley floor, nearly as high as the surrounding terrain. This central plateau makes Hebes Chasma a unique valley in Martian geography.ee also
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Geography of Mars References
External links
* [http://www.google.com/mars/#lat=-1&lon=-76&zoom=8 Hebes Chasma on Google Mars] - scrollable map centered on Hebes Chasma
* [http://home-1.worldonline.nl/~veenen/terragen/mars/mars50.html Terragen render of Hebes Chasma]
* [http://themis.asu.edu/features/hebes History's Layers in Hebes Chasma] - THEMIS feature page on Hebes Chasma
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