Mars

Subsiding Terrain On Mars

By Keith Cowing
Status Report
NASA
May 11, 2026
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Subsiding Terrain On Mars
ID: ESP_076976_1775 date: 28 December 2022 altitude: 265 km larger images — NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

This observation features a plateau adjacent to subsiding terrain in Xanthe Terra, possibly traversed by a fault.

Xanthe Terra is located just north of the Martian equator, and may show evidence of precipitation on early Mars.

Astrobiology, Astrogeology,

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