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The region is a trough situated in Valles Marineris, the Grand Canyon of Mars, where water is believed to have flowed. The geographic coordinates are approximately 1° south and 282° east.
The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on ESA’s Mars Express studied the area providing new pictorial clues to its history. Image data was obtained on 16 September 2005 with a ground resolution of approximately 15 m/pixel.