Spacer
Spacer
  NASA Logo
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology

Vertical spacer bar
+ View the NASA Portal
Spacer
JPL Home Spacer Earth Spacer Solar System Spacer Stars and Galaxies Spacer Technology
Spacer
Aster
Spacer
Gray Bar
Spacer

Spacer
ArrowHOME
Spacer
ArrowMISSION
Spacer
Arrow GALLERY
DividerDividerDivider
Archaeology Archaeology
Divider
Cities Cities
Divider
Geology Geology
Divider
Glaciers Glaciers
Divider
Hydrology Hydrology
Divider
Land Use Land Use
Divider
Natural Hazards Natural Hazards
Divider
Volcanoes Volcanoes
Divider
 red arrowMost Popular Images
Spacer
ArrowDATA
Spacer
ArrowABOUT US
Spacer
Arrow PUBLICATIONS,
    DOCUMENTS &
    TEAM MEETINGS
Spacer
ArrowLINKS
Spacer
Arrow LATEST NEWS
Spacer












ASTER


Spacer

Afar Depression
Click on Image to Enlarge
Afar Depression

 (JPG) Afar Depression (3,952,302 bytes) ( 3,798 x 4,110 )
The Afar Depression is a plate tectonic triple junction where the spreading ridges that are forming the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden emerge on land and meet the East African Rift. The Afar Depression is one of two places on Earth where a mid-ocean ridge can be studied on land, the other being Iceland. The Afar is slowly being pulled apart at a rate of 1-2 cm per year. The floor of the Afar Depression is composed mostly of basaltic lava. The Afar Depression and Triple Junction also mark the location of a mantle plume, a great uprising of mantle that melts to yield basalt (like Yellowstone and Hawaii). This image was acquired on March 7, 2002, is located near 12.2 degrees north latitude and 41.9 degrees east longitude, and covers an area of 57 x 61.7 km.

Click on thumbnails below for full resolution images.

Afar Depression Afar Depression
Type: (JPG)
Size: (3,952,302 bytes)
Resolution ( 3,798 x 4,110 )

Please give credit for these images to:
NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems,
and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team

Spacer
FIRST GOV
CL 97-1376
12191 hits since 09/15/06.
Added: 8/29/2005 10:58:38 AM
NASA Home Page Questions? Comments? Contact:
Howard Tan
Spacer
Spacer