Nili Fossae
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| Nili Fossae | |
 Nili Fossae as seen by CRISM. Top left: location of observation. Bottom left: context of observation. Top right: yellow-brown areas denote olivine, bright green areas denote phyllosilicates and purple areas pyroxene. Bottom right: approximate true color view of the target area. |
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| Coordinates | 22.8° N, 283.2°W |
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| Length | 667.0 |
Nili Fossae is a fracture in the surface of Mars that has been eroded and partly filled in by sediments and clay-rich ejecta from a nearby crater. It is located at ≈22°N, ≈75°E and has an elevation of −0.6 km. The region dates from >3.5 Ga (the Noachian epoch).
The largest exposure of olivine on the planet is located here.
Nili Fossae has been considered as a possible landing site for the Mars Science Laboratory.
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