Cerberus Fossae ya iku reroncen senthetan semi-paralel ing planit Mars. Senthetan iki kadhapur déning tekanan magma kang gegayutan karo pembentukan lapangan Vulkanik Elysium ing barat laut. Senthetan iki ngliwati fitur kang sadurungé wis ana, kaya ta bukit, saéngga nuduhake yèn Cerberus Fossae umuré nom. Anggoné wujud fossae iki dinuga ngeculake banyu lemah kang duwé tekanan, kang sadurungé ditahan déning kriosfer, saéngga mbentuk Athabasca Valles.^[1][2][3]

1. ↑ James W. Head; Lionel Wilson, Karl L. Mitchell (2003). "Generation of recent massive water floods at Cerberus Fossae, Mars by dike emplacement, cryospheric cracking, and confined aquifer groundwater release". Geophysical Research Letters. 30 (11): 2265. Bibcode:2003GeoRL..30k..31H. doi:10.1029/2003GL017135. Diarsip saka sing asli ing 2012-11-12. Dibukak ing 2013-06-09.
2. ↑ Cabrol, N. and E. Grin (eds.). 2010. Lakes on Mars. Elsevier. NY
3. ↑ Burr, D. et al. 2002. Repeated aqueous flooding from the Cerberus Fossae: evidence for very recently extant deep groundwater on Mars. Icarus. 159: 53-73.