Shalbatana Vallis

Today's VIS image shows a section of Shalbatana Vallis. Along side of the major channel is a smaller tributary channel. A landslide deposit is also visible in this image. Shalbatana Vallis is located in Xanthe Terra. It is an outflow channel carved by massive floods from escaping groundwater whose source lies far to the south of this image. Orbit Number: 78229 Latitude: 6.91366 Longitude: 317.791 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2019-08-03 16:34 https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23456