Miranda: 'Chevron' Grooves PIA00038
This image of Miranda, obtained by Voyager 2 on approach, shows an unusual 'chevron' figure and regions of distinctly differing terrain on the Uranian moon.
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Image Credit: JPL, NASA  

This image of Miranda, obtained by Voyager 2 on approach, shows an unusual 'chevron' figure and regions of distinctly differing terrain on the Uranian moon. Voyager was 42,000 kilometers away when its narrow-angle camera acquired this clear- filter view. Grooved areas baring light and dark bands, distinct from other areas of mottled terrain, are visible at this resolution of about 600 meters. The bright V-shaped feature in the grooved areas is the 'chevron' observed in earlier, lower-resolution images. Cutting across the bands are sinuous scarps, probably faults.

Superimposed on both types of terrain are many bowl-shaped impact craters less than 5 km wide. The entire picture spans an area about 220 km across.
 
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