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Canyons in Urvara Crater

Canyons in Urvara Crater
Canyons in Urvara Crater Dawn spotted these canyons east of the center of Urvara Crater from an altitude of 31 miles (50 kilometers) on July 31. The scene is 3.0 miles (4.8 kilometers) wide. The canyons run roughly north-south, but the picture is oriented so sunlight comes from the top to make the topography easier to interpret. This rugged terrain is to the right of Urvara's central ridge in a view we presented in November 2015 and to the right and slightly below the ridge in the top half of a picture we saw in May. Full image and caption. NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA