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Tractus Catena

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Tractus Catena is a set of pits in the Arcadia quadrangle of Mars. Its location is centered on 28.17° north latitude and 102.77° west longitude. It is 897 km long and was named after a classical albedo feature name. [1]

The line of pits that make up Tractus Catena make it related to fossa which are common on Mars.

  • Tractus Catena, as seen by HiRISE. Scale bar is 1,000 meters long. Click on image for good view of dark slope streaks
    Tractus Catena, as seen by HiRISE. Scale bar is 1,000 meters long. Click on image for good view of dark slope streaks
  • Tractus Catena Floor, as seen by HiRISE. Scale bar is 500 meters long.
    Tractus Catena Floor, as seen by HiRISE. Scale bar is 500 meters long.

References

  1. ^ http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov
 

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