{{Short description|Fossae on Mars}} {{Infobox feature on celestial object |name = Tempe Fossae |image = [[Image:Arcadia Map.JPG|200px]] |caption = Map of [[Arcadia quadrangle]] with major features labeled. Several large cracks called fossae are in this area. |coordinates = {{coord|40.2|N|71.4|W|globe:mars_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |naming = an albedo feature at 40N, 70W }} The '''Tempe Fossae''' are a group of [[Trough-shaped valley|troughs]] in the [[Arcadia quadrangle]] of Mars, located at 40.2° north latitude and 71.4° west longitude. They are about 2,000&nbsp;km long and were named after an [[albedo]] feature at 40N, 70W.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Planetary Names: Welcome|url=https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/|access-date=2021-04-19|website=planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov}}</ref>

The term "fossae" is used to indicate large troughs when using geographical terminology related to Mars. Troughs, sometimes also called [[graben]]s, 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mars Global Surveyor MOC2-620 Release|url=http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2004/01/29/index.html|access-date=2021-04-19|website=www.msss.com}}</ref>

<gallery class="center" widths="190px" heights="180px" > Tempe Fossae Sinuous Channel.JPG|Tempe Fossae sinuous channel, as seen by [[HiRISE]]. Faults and scars near Tharsis province on Mars ESA22013931.jpeg|[[Graben|Grabens]] and [[Horst (geology)|horsts]], as seen by [[Mars Express]]' [[High Resolution Stereo Camera]]. Topographic view of Tempe Fossae on Mars ESA22014172.jpeg|Topographic view by HRSC Northeast of Mars’ Tharsis province- Tempe Fossae in 3D ESA22014213.jpeg|3D anaglyph by HRSC Perspective view of Tempe Fossae on Mars ESA22014090.jpeg|Perspective view by HRSC </gallery>

==See also== * [[Fossa (geology)]] * [[Geology of Mars]] * [[HiRISE]]

== References == {{reflist}} {{Geography of Mars}}

[[Category:Valleys and canyons on Mars]] [[Category:Arcadia quadrangle]]

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