Cerberus Fossae

Cerberus Fossae are a group of fissures or cracks in the Elysium quadrangle. They were created by faults which pulling the crust apart. These fossae are 1235 km across with a center at 11.28 °N and 166.37 °E.

Cerberus is dark area to left of center

Troughs of Cerberus Fossae that sit to the east of Albor Tholus HiRISE images only have a color strip in the center. Marquakes detected by InSight are originating in places like this.

See Also

• Elysium quadrangle
• High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE)
• Geography of Mars

Recommended reading

• JPL Mission to Mars InSight

External links

• Mars InSight Mission
• Mission Control Live: NASA InSight Mars Landing
• How NASA's Next Mars Mission Will Take the Red Planet's Pulse | Decoder

• Timeline of Surface Operations

• [https://usc-marshall-panopto-demo.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=399919d8-faf3-4feb-bdec-aae80114eeb6 / Update on InSight from Mars Society Convention 2019