Cyane Fossae
 Cyane Fossae based on THEMIS day-time image | |
| Coordinates | 32°34′N 120°10′W / 32.57°N 120.17°WCoordinates: 32°34′N 120°10′W / 32.57°N 120.17°W |
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Cyane Fossae is a trough in the Diacria quadrangle of Mars located further southwest of Alba Mons and nearby Cyane Catena. Its location is centered at 32.57° north latitude and 120.17° west longitude. It is 938 kilometres (583 mi) long and was named after a classical albedo feature name.[1]
The term "fossae" is used to indicate large troughs when using geographical terminology related to Mars. Troughs, sometimes also called grabens, 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.[2]
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